A bus loaded with cartons of 30,000 pieces of live cartridges
but concealed with tubers of yam and bags of yam flour was on Tuesday,
March 10 been seized by the Nigeria Customs Service.
But
the customs officials working along Saki-Ago Are, led by Superintendent
of Customs A. Okoi, proved that they were well-trained, as their eagle
eyes caught the conveyer of the unwholesome products while the men
alleged to be the owners fled on sighting the customs officials.
Speaking
during a press briefing, the Area Controller, Mr Richard Oteri, said
that the driver of the bus with registration number KW 286 SHH was
intercepted in the early hours of Monday, March 10 in which the live
cartridges were discovered. The driver, Adegoke Abdulrahman, was also
arrested.
Crime Reports learnt that Saki town has routes that
could be used to link other countries such as