Nigeria: 2 arms suspects moved to jail for trial

A federal judge in Nigeria has ordered the two men accused of orchestrating an illegal weapons shipment from Iran to be moved from secret police custody to jail before their trial.

Justice Okechukwu Okeke's order Monday places Iranian citizen Azim Aghajani and Nigerian Ali Usman Abbas Jega in the custody of the oil-rich nation's prison service. Lawyers for the two men say that will give them better access to their legal representatives before their next court appearance Tuesday.

Aghajani and Jega face four charges over the weapons shipment seized Oct. 26 in Lagos' busy Apapa Port. The shipment included 107 mm artillery rockets, rifle rounds and other weapons bound for Gambia.