Russians for trial over arms importation

HE Federal Government of Nigeria will on February 19 arraign 16 Russian nationals before Justice Okechukwu Okeke of the Federal High Court, Lagos, over alleged unlawful importation of fire-arms and ammunitions into Nigeria.
They are Myre Seadiver, Zhelyazkov Andrey, Savchenko Sergel, Chichkanov Vasily, Varlygin Igor, Komilov Alexander, Lopatin Alexey and Baranovskly Nikolay.
Others are Mishin Pavel, Llia Shubov, Dimitry Bannyrh, Alexander Tsarikov, Kononov Sergel, Korotchenko Andrey, Vorobev Mikhail and Stepan Oleksiuk.
They are to stand trial on a four-count charge bordering on illegal importation of fire-arms and ammunitions into the country.
In the charge, the accused are alleged to have entered into the Nigerian territorial waters without due clearance and licence.
They are also charged with non-declaration of the goods carried on board their ship named MV MYRE SEADIVER.