Clash between operatives of the National Border Drill Operations comprising of personnel from Customs, Air force, Army ,Police and other paramilitary agencies, and smugglers at the Jibia border in Katsina state has left at least one person dead and four persons injured. News9naija gathered that two custom officers and a soldier were among the four persons injured.

News9naija gathered that following intelligent and covert operations report, members of the operative raided a warehouse containing over 300 bales of smuggled clothing materials at about 1:00 am.

The Assistant Controller General of Customs and Sector 4 Coordinator of the operations, Bashir Abubakar, confirming this to newsmen said, "By the time our troops were leaving the Jibia warehouse, there was a shootout followed by attendant loss of lives caused by stray bullets.”

He also urged traditional rulers and the general public to report suspected smugglers as they pose a great threat to the society.


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