Some suspected smugglers have killed a Customs Assistant 1, Hamisu Sani, and injured another officer, Tijani Michel, at the Asero area of Abeokuta, Ogun State.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the operatives attached to the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area Command, on Sunday, were on a routine anti-smuggling patrol in an attempt to seize eight vehicles loaded with smuggled rice and kept in the Asero community.

It was learnt that the suspected smugglers, in a bid to resist the customs officers from seizing their vehicles, laid an ambush for them, leading to the death of Sani due to the grievous injuries he sustained in the encounter.

An inspector of customs, who also sustained machete cuts, is recuperating in the hospital.

The spokesperson for the command, Abdullahi Maiwada, in a statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta on Monday, confirmed the incident, saying the dead officer had been buried according to Islamic rites.

He vowed that the command would ensure that the perpetrators “of this devilish act are brought to face the full weight of the law.”

Maiwada added that two suspects had been arrested by the police in connection with the incident, while the eight vehicles loaded with the smuggled rice had been secured.

The statement read in part, “Unfortunately during the encounter, one of the officers, a Customs Assistant 1, Hamisu Sani, sustained grievous injuries and paid the supreme price in active service. He has since been buried according to Islamic rites.

“Also, an Inspector of Customs, Tijani Michel, sustained serious machete cuts but is responding to treatment in the hospital.

“Meanwhile, two suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with the incident and the eight vehicles fully loaded with the smuggled rice have been secured at the Customs House, Abeokuta, for further investigation.

“While we commend the patriotic role of our sister agencies and law abiding citizens, we wish to categorically state that we will deploy all necessary apparatuses to ensure that the perpetrators of this devilish act are brought to book to face the full weight of the law.

“Finally, the recurrence of such form of hostility and intimidation by smugglers and their accomplices on our officers and men will never distract us from vigorously discharging our statutory functions.”

Source: https://www.gistkit.com/naija-news/suspected-smugglers-kill-customs-officer-injure-another-in-ogun/

Lalasticlala mynd44 Dominique

Meanwhile, two suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with the incident and the eight vehicles fully loaded with the smuggled rice have been secured at the Customs House, Abeokuta, for further investigation.

So sad!
Good to know the evil men are in police custody.
No peace for the wicked.

Sai baba


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