Two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, who allegedly examined and cleared the ammunition-laden container at the Apapa port in Lagos State, have been declared wanted, The Punch is reporting.
The newspaper gave the names of the officers as Abdullahi I, with service number 44483 ASC, and Odiba Haruna Inah, with service number 133386.
They were reported to have fled after the weapons were uncovered by the operatives of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja.
Three suspects had earlier been declared arrested by the NCS in connection with the discovery.
They are Oscar Okafor (importer), Mahmud Hassan (clearing agent) and Sadique Mustapha (escort).
The spokesperson for the FOU, Jerry Attah, confirmed the declaration of the Customs officers wanted to The Punch.
Attah told The Punch: “Immediately the weapons were uncovered, they took to their heels and that is why we are declaring them wanted.
“They were the ones that examined and checked the container at the Apapa port.
“The other suspects, including three other officers, are still in our custody pending the conclusion of investigations.
“There will be no half measures.
“We will get to the root of the case.”
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