By Olusegun Folarin
The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted one thousand, two hundred and forty five rounds of live ammunition concealed in bags of rice.
The Controller of Customs, Ogun Area 1 Command, Mr Bamidele Makinde, who announced this to journalists in Abeokuta said the five vehicles conveying the ammunition, were intercepted on a bush path along the exit point of the Republic of Benin.
Mr Makinde explained that the suspected smugglers had abandoned the vehicles and escaped through the bush around Ijoun in Yewa North Local government area of Ogun State.
Describing the smuggled items as a threat to national security and safety of border communities, the Ogun Area 1 Customs Controller appealed to the people to provide useful information to the command in the bid to check the activities of suspected criminals.
Mr Makinde who pointed out that the ammunitions had been deposited for safekeeping renewed the Command’s commitment to enhance safety at the nation’s borderlines with all sense of patriotism.
He added that the necessary steps were being taken uncover those behind the attempted smuggling of the items with a view to ensuring their arrest and prosecution.
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