The recent seizure of 844 guns at Onne Port in Rivers State has ignited a storm of controversies, with allegations of a cover-up and selective justice swirling around the Nigeria Customs Service.
The guns discovered within a shipment handled by Max Logistics, were recovered at the premises of the private terminal operator at the port, prompting questions about how such a significant cache of firearms could slip through customs clearance unnoticed.
Mr. Maxwell Orogodo, the manager of Max Logistics, finds himself at the center of this unfolding drama. His family alleges that he has been unfairly targeted while those higher-up evade accountability. According to a relative of Orogodo, who spoke to Ripples Nigeria on condition of anonymity, the sequence of events leading to Orogodo’s detention raises serious concerns about procedural integrity within the Customs Service.
