Chinese man arrested with dangerous chemical used in making explosive devices for bokoharam!

A Chinese man with name, Zhao Chum was arrested for smuggling 880 bags of Urea Formaldehyde Resin, a chemical used in making explosives into Nigeria. The chemical substance was wrapped as

sodium sulphate while being smuggled into the country through the seaport before it was intercepted by some NAFDAC operatives.

Zhao Chum, is said to own a furniture company in Ogun State, and a clearing agent, Christian Ohia, was also arrested in connection with the chemical. The Acting DG of NAFDAC, Yetunde Oni, stated that the chemical posed a “grave” security threat to the nation if allowed in the hands of “unscrupulous individuals such as Boko Haram terrorists.” 

According to the acting DG of NAFDAC, Yetunde, she emphasized that significant security risk of the chemical had impelled the restriction on the importation of the substance to the country allowing only two companies registered by NAFDAC, stating that the arrested syndicates had not been given the right to import the chemical, even though the chemical is a chief element for manufacturing fertilizers and adhesives, it is also one of the polyfunctional alcohols easily converted into explosive device by terrorists.

However, Chum, on his part, claims that the glue is from his country, China and that everyone can buy it as it does not pose a threat to them. ''I am not an importer. I gave this job to an agent. The agent did not tell me anything. You can come to my factory and see what I use the substances for. It is to hold furniture together.” he said.