ABUJA, Nigeria, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The Iranian foreign minister has promised to work with Nigeria to investigate a seized arms shipment, Nigerian Foreign Minister Odein Ajumogobia said Friday.
Ajumogobia told reporters the investigation so far has confirmed the rockets, mortars and grenades originated in Iran, the BBC reported. They were found on board a French-owned cargo ship that docked in the port of Lagos.
Manouchehr Mottaki, the Iranian foreign minister, traveled to Nigeria this week to discuss the arms. Ajumogobia said Mottaki allowed Nigerian investigators to question an Iranian at the embassy.
The ultimate destination of the shipment is unclear. Nigerian officials at first feared they might be headed for rebel groups the oil region but now say they believe their country is simply a way station, possibly on the way to Gaza.
Nigeria will submit the case to the United Nations if investigators conclude Iran violated sanctions imposed on its nuclear program.
