Lagos: FCID Impounds Ammunition Concealed in Imported Truck

Lagos: FCID Impounds Ammunition Concealed in Imported Truck
….Tracks U.S. Sender
The suspect’s OPay account showed inflows and withdrawals totaling 7.6 million naira within two months

Operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department FCID Annex in Alagbon Lagos have intercepted 300 rounds of 9mm ammunition concealed inside a Nissan Frontier pickup truck imported into the country.

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Eko Hot Blog reports that the Assistant Inspector General Margaret Ochalla who displayed the seized items on Wednesday said the intercepted container also held two Toyota Sienna vans, a SCION XA car, 24 bags of foreign rice, seven bales of used clothing, several cartons of vegetable oil and other household goods.

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Five suspects including the driver Nelson Peretei have been arrested in connection with the discovery.

In a statement the FCID spokesperson Aminat Mayegun disclosed that investigators traced the container to a United States based sender identified as Maria Adeyemi who allegedly failed to declare the ammunition and other prohibited items in the bill of lading. Another individual Sunny Nwadiri who claimed to be a retired United States Marine Colonel reportedly attempted to take responsibility for the ammunition but could not present any credible documentation.

According to the department preliminary findings show that the ammunition and contraband were deliberately concealed to bypass port security checks. Further investigations are ongoing with the FCID working closely with the Nigeria Customs Service and the Department of State Services to determine the source destination and possible criminal networks linked to the shipment.

Lagos: FCID Impounds Ammunition Concealed in Imported Truck

In a separate operation detectives dismantled a suspected movie piracy syndicate and arrested a key suspect accused of illegally uploading films to TikTok and distributing them on WhatsApp for payment.

Following a petition from FilmOne Entertainment Limited operatives arrested a suspect who uploaded the movie Owambe Thieves on TikTok on 23 August 2025 charging viewers 1,000 naira for access. He also shared full copies of the film via WhatsApp.

Investigators found that the suspect downloaded the film from an illegal website and was involved in the piracy of other Nollywood titles including Farmers Bride Thinline and Alakada Bad and Bourjee.

A forensic analysis of two seized iPhones revealed extensive customer records and pirated content circulated on WhatsApp and Telegram.

The suspect’s OPay account showed inflows and withdrawals totaling 7.6 million naira within two months believed to be proceeds of piracy and cybercrime. He has since been arraigned.

AIG Ochalla reaffirmed the FCID commitment to fighting cybercrime arms trafficking and intellectual property theft urging the public to provide actionable intelligence that can support ongoing national security efforts.