American Arrested With Firearms At Lagos Airport

A citizen of the United States of America has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for being in possession of firearms.

The male passenger whose identity was not revealed arrived Nigeria aboard a United Airlines flight from Houston, United States, which landed at 10:10am.

It was gathered that the American checked in  the firearms without declaring it as stipulated in international laws on firearms carriage.

The firearms, including the handgun, a Barretta and 26 rounds of 9mm ammunition, were concealed in his luggage and were recovered.

He was also in possession of two international passports; Nigerian and American.

A source in the airport that spoke with Daily Trust claimed that the American citizen did not declare the firearms at the airport.

Another source said the male passenger had some documents from the U.S, which allowed him to carry firearms, but the authenticity of the papers could not be ascertained.

As of the time of filing this report, the passenger is still being questioned at the immigration office at the airport.

The source said: “Officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service actually intercepted the passenger with the firearms during screening. The passenger is undergoing scrutiny from the officials of the service and will be handed over to the relevant authorities after interrogation.

“Besides, we learnt that the passenger with dual citizenship has the approval of the US Government to carry firearms, but such should have been declared at the port of entry, which he didn’t do. However, we are yet to verify the documents he’s carrying.”