Ukraine called the main supplier of weapons of Nigerian militants.

Ukraine is the main supplier of weapons to militants from the Movement for the Liberation of Niger Delta, says June 19, the Nigerian newspaper This Day, with reference to data sources in their own local services.
According to the publication, the experts came to this conclusion after analyzing documents seized spetsna in one of the rebel camps.
In addition, sources told the newspaper that the landing of the Ukrainian aircraft with 18 containers of weapons on board in the Nigerian city of Kano was not caused by a technical malfunction. According to the security services, under the pretext that the pilots wanted to obtain a short landing to quickly unload the plane and send the containers accomplices at the airport.
To refine the data that leads This Day, members of the Nigerian law enforcement officials arrested the four did not, as previously reported, and seven Ukrainian citizens on board the aircraft. In addition, detention is placed airport customs officer who tried to prevent the detention of the crew and searched the aircraft. It is believed a result, was an accomplice to the alleged smugglers.
The aircraft and cargo also arrested.
It clarifies the ITAR-TASS, the airliner belongs to a Ukrainian-American airline "Meridian". His tail No. MEM 4-060 (UR-CAK).
This Day, citing its own sources also writes that in the containers on board the aircraft were machine guns, machine guns, grenade launchers and mortars, and ammunition.
According to the publication, the staff of the Ukrainian Embassy in Nigeria has taken the incident and trying to help their fellow citizens.
Fokker aircraft with Ukrainians and weapons on board had requested an emergency landing at night on 16 June. On the same day the airliner was searched, and after the discovery of weapons of all its people were arrested.
Two days later, the Ukrainian goskompaniya "Ukrspetsexport announced that neither she nor its subsidiaries have no relation to who is arrested in Nigeria weapons. According to the "Ukrspetsexport, it was Croatian.
Action Movement for the Liberation of Niger Delta in 2006 led the armed struggle against the central government of Nigeria and even attack the neighboring country. One of their key demands - the share of income from the sale of oil, which is very rich Nigeria. In order to achieve its objectives, the rebels have resorted to sabotage, assassinations, terrorist attacks, kidnappings and other terrorist techniques.