The Nigeria Customs Service said it had seized 20 drums of carbide in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State.
Addressing journalists in Ikeja, the Acting Custom Area Controller in charge of the Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Comptroller Ejibunnu Hussain, said that the seized explosives had a Duty Paid Value of about N33 million.
Explaining further, Ejibunnu said that the material was used for the production of Improvised Explosive Devices and that the importation of such substances must get approval from the office of the National Security Adviser.