In October 2010, a mysterious and illegal consignment
of 13 containers was intercepted at the Lagos Wharf in Apapa. According
to media reports, the shipment contained grenades, rocket launchers,
assorted explosives and other forms of weapons of mass destruction. It
had already reached the country when its suspicious labelling aroused
the attention of security officials and gave the importers away. Earlier
this year, three Ghanaians and two Nigerians were arrested in the
suburbs of Accra with a truck load of arms allegedly en-route to
Nigeria.
