Letters

Seized illegal ammunition imported from Turkey

Jimoh Mumin
A threat to life economy The value of teachers teaching America’s WHO exit and Africa’s Time for Tinubu to address insecurity facing Nigerians Gender disparities should be prohibited Tackling the increase in telecoms Hidden dangers of food  to our advocates of Nigeria’s let there be no power outage in UCH again Our poor economy Save us from BEDC Tackling youth unemployment China’s mysterious respiratory outbreak A call to action for Nigeria EFCC should prevent its operatives from being killed Revamping the Nigerian economy help save Nigerians from Whatsapp scammers Nigerian students in Tinubu FG should address hunger Growing unemployment crisis among Entrepreneurship will tackle Nigeria’s Time for govt to provide solutions Alarming rate of unemployment among Time to amend EFCC President Tinubu’s gains Arraigned minors deserve Tribune has touched many lives Traditional systems need Dealing with hike in prices Time to upgrade our electricity 20 hours of power supply Time to act against rape Need to stop students from roaming streets Women representation in media How far have we come? FG must end hardship TETFUND Why no support for Addressing youth unemployment unemployment in Nigeria Mr President provide free transport Political blame game A hindrance to Dangote petrol rollout What’s next for Abeokuta-Ifo-Ota-Lagos Expressway Palliatives distribution A culture FG must stop Ondo State needs a standard stadium Kamala Harris’s candidacy Beyond feminism and toward Ogbomoso roads deserve attention

On July 1, 2024, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced that it had seized 40-foot container loaded with 844 rifles, 112,500 pieces of ammunition coming from Turkey to Nigeria at Onne Port in Rivers State. The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Bashir Adebiyi has not revealed the identity of the owner of the ammunition. This is not the first time that the illegal ammunition would be imported from Turkey to Nigeria. The NCS had previously seized 1,100 pump action rifles in a container at Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos State sometime in 2017 and the said illegal ammunition was imported from Turkey. Up till date, Nigerians didn’t know owner of the said seized illegal imported ammunition at Tin-Can Island. Another illegal consignment containing 661 pieces of pump-action rifles was also smuggled into Nigeria from China sometime in 2017 and was intercepted in Lagos and nobody heard about the real owner till date.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to take urgent action by directing the Customs boss to transfer all the cases of illegally imported ammunition to the Department of State Services for discreet investigation and possible prosecution of the real owners of the imported ammunition.

The Presidency needs to expose those who are secretly importing ammunitions. To end insecurity in Nigeria, the Federal Government must stop the illegal importation of ammunition and end insecurity in Nigeria.

Jimoh Mumin, Ibadan

ALSO READ: Atiku blames govt’s failure for journalists, others’ kidnapping

WATCH TOP VIDEOS FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE TV

TAGGED:
Previous Article Zedcrest acquires RMB Nigeria Stockbrokers Limited Zedcrest acquires RMB Nigeria Stockbrokers Limited
Next Article NEM Insurance declares 89% growth rate as shareholders approve N3.01bn NEM Insurance declares 89% growth rate as shareholders approve N3.01bn dividend

Frontpage Today

Subscribe to e-Paper

E-Vending, e paper, pdf, e-paper, Tribune