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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/four-charged-over-weapons-at-port.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Four people have been held after arms were seized at Nigeria's busiest port" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/min-four-charged-over-weapons-at-port.jpg" alt="Four people have been held after arms were seized at Nigeria's busiest port"/></a></p>
<p>An Iranian and three Nigerians have been charged with arms trafficking in connection to an arms shipment seized at Nigeria&#8217;s busiest port.</p>
<p>The Magistrate Court in Abuja charged Iranian Azeem Aghajani for attempting to import prohibited arms into Nigeria with the intent of sending them to nearby Gambia.</p>
<p>The court also charged three Nigerians, Ali Usman Abass Jega, Aliu Oroji Wamakko and Mohammed Tukur in connection with the seizure in October.</p>
<p>Nigeria reported Iran to the United Nations after Nigerian security officials seized a hidden shipment of military-grade arms that originated in Iran and passed through Nigeria&#8217;s busiest port in Lagos.</p>
<p>Artillery rockets and other weapons, loaded in 13 shipping containers that were labelled as building supplies, were seized on October 26.</p>
<p>In court, Aghajani said he needed his embassy to represent him before he could present his plea. The three Nigerians pleaded not guilty, but only one of them was represented in court.</p>
<p>The Nigerian defendant&#8217;s lawyer argued for bail, but prosecutor Matthew Idakwo contested the request.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is a matter of great national importance and if I may add, it has international implications,&#8221; said prosecutor,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;These arms were imported from Iran to our country. It is of great interest to the world. In fact, the United Nations has interest in this matter.&#8221;</p>
<p>Magistrate Judge Hafsat Soso said the four men would remain in the custody of Nigeria&#8217;s State Security Service as investigations continued.</p>
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