Customs Uncovers 399 Jojef Rifles, Seized Parts at Tin Can Port


By Aviashima Toom, Abuja.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has completed the coupling and detailed examination of a seized arms shipment at the Tin Can Island Port Command, uncovering 399 fully assembled Jojef firearms and a significant quantity of additional rifle components.

The development comes three days after the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed on Thursday, August 6, 2026, that Customs officers had intercepted a container carrying crates of knocked-down components suspected to be Jojef pump-action rifles.

Following the completion of the
 examination and inventory of the shipment on Sunday, August 9, Customs officials recovered 89 frames, 16 heat shields, 10 trigger pins, three pistons, 25 locking lugs, 80 charging handles, 39 pistol-grip screws, 34 springs, 57 trigger groups, 66 foregrip latches, 45 foregrips/handguards, four pistol grips and five barrels.

The seizure represents a major intervention by the Service in efforts to curb the illegal movement of arms and prevent dangerous weapons from entering circulation in the country.

Speaking on the interception, Adeniyi warned that criminal networks could attempt to exploit Nigeria's borders, ports and airports to move prohibited items into the country, particularly as the nation approaches another major election cycle.

“We are about entering a major election cycle and we know that by this period, men of the underworld will want to use our borders, our ports, our airports to bring in items like this. We are going to redouble our efforts to ensure that we do not allow them to do so,” Adeniyi said.

The Customs boss reaffirmed the Service's commitment to intelligence-led enforcement, enhanced border surveillance and closer collaboration with sister security agencies.

He also highlighted the importance of working with the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), to identify and dismantle networks involved in the illicit trafficking of firearms.

Following the completion of the inventory and assessment, the NCS said arrangements are being made to hand over the seized arms and ammunition-related components to the NCCSALW.

The Service said the move underscores the government's coordinated approach to removing illicit weapons from circulation while ensuring that those behind the trafficking network are identified, tracked and brought to justice.

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