American Passenger Caught with Firearms at Lagos Airport
POLITICS DIGEST – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos Command on Wednesday morning intercepted an American citizen with firearms at the airport.
The male passenger (names withheld), who arrived in the country aboard a United Airlines flight from Houston, the United States at 10:10 am, was said to have checked in the firearms.
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The passenger was also to be in possession of two international passports; Nigerian and American.
The American citizen was said not to have declared the firearms as stipulated in international laws on firearms carriage.
He claimed he had some documents from the U.S, which allowed him to carry firearms, but the authenticity of the papers could not be verified.
At the time of filing this report, the passenger was still going through interrogation at the immigration office and would be handed over to the appropriate authorities for further questioning.
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