The Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT) Sector 2, responsible for the Southwest zone under the Office of the National Security Adviser, intercepted six pump-action rifles and 1,125 live cartridges during a routine patrol along the Okerete-Ododo bush path near the Oyo State-Benin Republic border.
The firearms, identified by serial numbers, were hidden inside sacks of cassava flour (garri) and transported in a Toyota Camry as a decoy.
Mohammed Salisu Shuaibu, JBPT Sector 2 Coordinator, highlighted the unit’s achievements since its inception in August 2019. “The operation, formerly code-named Operation Swift Response, was initiated to combat security challenges at the borders caused by smuggled small and light weapons, illicit drugs, prohibited goods, and other cross-border crimes,” he stated.
From August 2019 to date, JBPT Sector 2 seized goods valued at ₦36.7 billion, intercepted 1,507 illegal immigrants, and generated ₦1.14 billion in revenue from auctioned petroleum products.
Shuaibu described the December 3 operation, where officers discovered six rifles with serial numbers—602-H22YT641, 602-H22YT-397, 602-H22YT-623, 22-MT-0238, P537916, and T051084—concealed alongside 1,125 cartridges inside cassava flour sacks in an abandoned vehicle.
Additional seizures since 2019 include 130,954 bags of foreign rice, 7,200 kg of pangolin scales, 5.5 million liters of fuel, 11,322 cartons of frozen products, and more.
Acknowledging operational challenges, Shuaibu credited teamwork and support from the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, as critical to the success of JBPT Sector 2.
“We are honored to secure our nation’s borders, combat smuggling, and intercept illegal immigrants,” he said, lauding officers’ professionalism and commitment to national security.
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