Nigeria, April 12 -- The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has arraigned 11 suspects for illegally importing 844 firearms and 112,500 rounds of ammunition. The weapons were hidden in a 40-foot container and intercepted at Onne Port in June 2024.

According to a statement on Friday by the NCCSALW's Director of Strategic Communications and Information, Group Captain Pius Okwuego, the suspects were arraigned on Friday, April 4, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The case is filed under charge number FHC/ABJ/CR/463/2024 and involves Ali Samson Ofoma and 10 others.

During the hearing, the prosecution amended the charges and added a new d...