{"id":19364,"date":"2017-11-22T16:49:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T15:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=19364"},"modified":"2017-11-22T16:50:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T15:50:15","slug":"arms-smuggling-shipping-companies-manipulate-manifests-mid-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/arms-smuggling-shipping-companies-manipulate-manifests-mid-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Arms Smuggling: How Shipping Companies Manipulate Manifests Mid-sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shipping lines and agencies have been accused by the Nigeria Customs Service\u00a0 of being responsible for shipment of illicit items into Nigeria, vowing to clampdown on vessels that have made any changes on their manifest.<\/p>\n<p>Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) said this during a meeting with shipping companies, terminal operators and other critical stakeholders in the maritime industry in Lagos, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Ali explained that ships sailing to Nigeria change their manifests at sea from what they originally stated was the content from the point of origin of such cargoes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking against the background of\u00a0 the interception of over 2,000 pump action rifles at Tin Can Island Port, Ali said the documents from Turkey stated the original contents of the containers but these were changed when the ship got to Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shipping lines are responsible for shipping illicit items to Nigeria and I say this with all sense of responsibility because what we discovered in the case of arms is that in the last two months, when we went to Turkey, we discovered that they were documented as pump action rifles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, the exit certificate from Turkey indicates the actual content because to them, they did not know that the pump action rifles are on the restricted list in Nigeria. Therefore they did not need to contact us before allowing their export it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But the importers of these weapons knowing that it is prohibited in Nigeria, when they got to Morocco, they changed the manifest and concealed the weapons with sanitary wares,&#8221; he said.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>He queried shipping lines on why they accept the change of manifest in the course of transporting goods to Nigeria. <strong>Story from Business &amp; Maritime<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Photo Caption: <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>From Left: Comptroller General, Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali rtd (Left) flanked by the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council, Mr. Hassan Bello during yesterday&#8217;s stakeholders meeting held in Lagos.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shipping lines and agencies have been accused by the Nigeria Customs Service\u00a0 of being responsible for shipment of illicit items into Nigeria, vowing to clampdown on vessels that have made any changes on their manifest. Comptroller General of Customs, Col. 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