73 locally manufactured firearms and 891 cartridges have been seized by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in Kebbi state.
This was disclosed by the service via a tweet on its official Twitter page on Monday.
The service said the arms and ammunition were concealed in a truck conveying locally produced rice.
The service further stated that the contrabands were seized after some of its officers on patrol searched the truck. It did not say what day the items were seized.
Three people have so far been arrested in connection to the illegal transportation of the contrabands, the service said.
Customs Seized Arms and Ammunitions
Officers of Nigeria Customs Service Federal operation unit zone B, on information patrol along Yauri, Zamare water side in Kebbi State, intercepted a truck loaded with locally produced rice with some sacks concealed under the rice. pic.twitter.com/E1XrinSK3t— NIGERIA CUSTOMS (@CustomsNG) December 14, 2020
Kebbi located in north-west Nigeria is bordered by Niger Republic, Sokoto, Niger and Zamfara states.
There has been a spike in the activities of bandits in the region, particularly in Zamfara.
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