Anna Okon

An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service , Baba Nwaguyawo , has been crushed to death while attempting to stop a convoy of the Nigerian Army at the Agbara end of the Lagos - Badagry Expressway on Friday .
The convoy was reportedly used as a diversion to smuggle some cars into the country .
Operatives of the NCS at the Agbara checkpoint had attempted stopping the convoy for a routine search when a Nigerian Army van piloting the fleet killed Nwaguyawo .
Our correspondent gathered that the deceased , with service number 53225, was until his death an anti - smuggling operative of the Federal Operations Unit , Zone A , Ikeja , Lagos .
It was learnt that the four vehicles , suspected to be smuggled under the guise of Army convoy , were two units of Mercedez Benz Sports Utility Vehicle ML 350 , one Toyota Venza, and a Mercedez Saloon car .
A source said , “ The incident happened on Friday . Actually , three joint units of customs, including the NCS , Seme , Customs Intelligence Unit and Federal Operations Unit , were set to intercept the vehicles which were being piloted by a team of military men , led by Captain A .M. Murnai with Force No . 45 EB / 15 FER with Army operation vehicle no . NA 2021 B 05 .
“ Each of the smuggled cars had two soldiers in uniforms inside, as an act of subterfuge and deception , with Captain Murnai inside the piloting van .
“ At the point of stop- and- search , the military men resisted and forced their way through , knocking down the deceased in order to pave way for the smuggled vehicles to escape . Two of the smuggled vehicles crushed the customs officer simultaneously .”
Our correspondent learnt that the victim ’s remains were deposited in the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital mortuary , Ikeja .
Some of the culprits , who were arrested together with their official vehicle , were detained .
They were later moved to the Ibereko Barracks, Badagry, on the instruction of the Commanding Officer , Ibereko Barracks, for further interrogation .
The Public Relations Officer of the NCS , Mr . Attah , confirmed the incident.
He said , “ It is true that we lost an officer in that unfortunate incident . Investigations are ongoing by the Army and the NCS authorities. ”
The spokesman for the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Lt . Col. Olaolu Daudu, said the mattJosepher was being investigated.
” I am in Badagry now to investigate the matter , ” he said .
Our correspondent learnt on Sunday that officers of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army and the FOU, Ikeja , were in a joint meeting over the incident .




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If this allegation is true, certainly the culprits will not go unpublished, I trust the Nigerian Army on this.

Y put ur life at risk all because of official duty.
U want to stop a moving convoy cos of smuggling .

I no fit die for Nigeria. KO jooo

damning...this must be investigated...