CoverHeadlinesMaritime Security Man arraigned for alleged importation of 1,570 firearms By maritimemag October 24, 2018 ShareTweet 0 160331-N-KL526-359 ARABIAN SEA (March 31, 2016) A cache of weapons is assembled on the deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107). The weapons were seized from a stateless dhow which was intercepted by the Coastal Patrol ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) on March 28. The illicit cargo included 1,500 AK-47s, 200 RPG launchers, and 21 .50 caliber machine guns. Gravely supported the seizure following the discovery of the weapons by Siroccos boarding team. This seizure was the third time in recent weeks international naval forces operating in the waters of the Arabian Sea seized a shipment of illicit arms which the United States assessed originated in Iran and was likely bound for Houthi insurgents in Yemen. The weapons are now in U.S. custody awaiting final disposition. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released) Abiodun oba | The Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday arraigned one Ayogu James for allegedly shipping 1,570 pump-action rifles from Istanbul, Turkey through the Apapa Seaport, Lagos, using two 20-foot containers marked GESU 2555208 and CMAU 1878178 into the country. The customs before the Federal High Court in Lagos alleged that James claimed that the containers were loaded with wash hand basins and water closets, adding that the consignment came in from China, rather than Turkey. He was further alleged to have forged a Form M and a Pre-Arrival Assessment Report, marked, MF 20170080364 and CN20170768490/001 respectively, to disguise the true content of the containers and their country of origin. The prosecuting counsel for the customs, Julius Ajakaiye, told the court that James committed the offence in September 2017, in connivance with Ifeuwa Moses, who had earlier been arraigned; and other persons still at large, including one Emeka Festus, alias Amankwa. James was arraigned on 11 counts on Tuesday before Justice Saliu Saidu alongside his company, Great James Oil and Gas Limited of No. 1, Warehouse Road, Apapa, Lagos. The prosecutor, Ajakaiye, said the defendants acted contrary to Sections 3(6), 1(14) (a), 1(14)(a)(i), 1(2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap. M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and were liable to be punished under the same law. James and his firm, however, pleaded not guilty. Justice Saidu ordered that he should be remanded in the prison custody, while he adjourned further proceedings in the case till November 20 and 21, 2018. © 2018, maritimemag. All rights reserved.
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