Customs Officers Kill Two In Ogun

• Customs officers have killed two persons in Ogun State.

 

EKOHOTBLOG reports that no fewer than two persons have been confirmed dead following the clash between operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and some suspected smugglers at the Kobape axis of the Abeokuta-Sagamu highway, Ogun State.

 

It was gathered that the Customs officers opened fire on the suspected smugglers during the clash, leaving residents and road users stranded for hours as they ran helter skelter.

 

However, the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Operating Unit (FOU) Zone A, Theophilus Duniya, told newsmen on Saturday that the Customs officers were attacked without provocation.

Duniya disclosed that the patrol team had intercepted twelve vehicles of different kinds, laden with bags of foreign parboiled rice and were on their way to the government warehouse before smugglers mobilized themselves with the support of their sympathizers and attacked the team with dangerous weapons.

 

He added that during the exchange of gun fire, two of the attackers were killed, noting that one other was arrested.

Duniya stated, “Out of 12 vehicles in the convoy of the smugglers, our operatives were able to leave with 4 of them laden with smuggled foreign parboiled rice. The arrested suspect and the seizure have been brought to the Unit Headquarters, Ikeja.

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“The Ag. Controller of the Unit, Hussein K Ejibunu frowned at the avoidable loss of lives due to the unprovoked attack.

“He  has ordered full scale Investigations into the matter to apprehend other fleeing suspects with their smuggled wares.

“Two of our wounded operatives from the attack are presently receiving treatment in a medical facility,” he said.

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