Another container filled with arms has been discovered at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos, the Nigeria Customs told PREMIUM TIMES Tuesday.
A source at the port told PREMIUM TIMES the container was found at the Ports and Cargo Terminal of the Tin Can Island Ports.
“As I speak to you, they’ve ordered everyone to go out of the terminal and they have locked up everywhere,” the source said.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs, Tin Can Island Command, Uche Ejesieme, confirmed the incident and said details would be made public later.
“We are still counting,” Mr. Ejesieme told PREMIUM TIMES over the phone.
Meanwhile, The Presidency has reacted to the news report of Military coup brewing up in the country.
Femi Adesina while reacting to question on the coup said the Military has spoken on the matter and no need to stretch on the issue.
He stated this during a media briefing by the three Presidential spokespersons at the State house, Abuja on Tuesday
He said: “The military had spoken on the issues
“We do not need to stretch beyond the army’s statement.
“They said it is a routine warning, necessary in military operations”.
Related: Tinubu Warns Nigerian Military Against Coup
Recall that APC chieftain, Bola Tinubu on Monday said Lagos state will resist any military attempt in the country.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army have begun an internal search for soldiers and officers suspected to be engaging in political meetings, a top military source recently told PUNCH.
The source said that some arrests may have been made, but that the information was being kept as top secret so as not to add to the public tension.
