Nigerian officials have concluded that Iran was involved in a secret shipment of weapons that was discovered in Nigeria in October.Rockets, arms and ammunition were contained in a shipment from Iran that was labeled as being building materials.
The arms are believed to have imported by Nigerian politicians to be used if they lost their elections. The Iranian foreign ministry is reported to have been behind a Nigerian visa application for one of the Iranians who organized the delivery.
The shipping containers discovered in Lagos may have been an attempt by Iran to find a new way to smuggle weapons to the Gaza Strip.