Customs intercepts another cache of 470 rifles at Lagos port

The Nigerian Customs service has confirmed the interception of another 470 high caliber rifles at the Tincan Island port in Lagos.

This is the second seizure in one month and the fourth this year.

The consignment was also imported from Turkey and is the third in the course of five months.

Customs says the consignment was also falsely declared and concealed in a twenty foot container as pipes.