Customs storms criminals’ hideouts, recovers 3 rifles, military uniform

The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday said its men stormed criminal hideouts in Ogun State, arrested five suspects and recovered one automatic rifle, two locally made guns and 35 cartridges.

Other items recovered include 10 pieces of military camouflage bags, as well as five used vehicles, also known as Tokunbo.

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Acting Controller FOU Zone A, Hussein Kehinde Ejibunu, told newsmen that his men also intercepted 150kg weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.

The controller disclosed that his men also found 1,955 bales of used clothing in an abandoned building around the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex.

He said, “Also, a large cache of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) ingeniously concealed inside sacks was intercepted at the Badagry axis of Lagos State.”