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The Nigeria Customs Service has said that four members of the patrol team involved in the killing of their civilian ‘friend’, Godwin Onoja, have been detained.

It also stated that a panel set up to investigate the killing could not conclude its investigation because the officer, who accidentally shot Onoja, Destiny Onebamho, was receiving medical attention after he was attacked by motorists following the killing.

Onoja was shot by a member of the five-man Customs patrol team while they were trying to allegedly extort N5,000 bribe from a group of travellers coming from Europe at the Sagamu end of the Lagos-Ore-Benin Expressway.

It was gathered that the victim was shot during an altercation between the officers of the Federal Operations Unit of the NCS, Ikeja, Lagos, and the travellers, who boarded an Iyare Motors’ passenger bus travelling to Benin City from Lagos.

A statement from the NCS Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, on Tuesday, said Onebamho would be questioned by the panel once fit to enable it conclude its investigation and recommend appropriate actions to be taken against the operatives.

According to the statement, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.) has directed a thorough investigation into the immediate and remote causes of the incident with a view to ensuring that justice is served.

Attah stated, “Following the unfortunate incident of Sunday, February 17, 2019, at the Sagamu interchange involving operatives of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’, which led to the death of a fellow citizen, Mr Godwin Onoja, the Nigeria Customs Service has continued to maintain close contact with the bereaved family.

“We are pained by this sad development and share the grief of losing a fellow compatriot in a seemingly avoidable circumstance. We will continue to take every necessary step to cushion the pain associated with losing a dear one.

“In line with this directive, the investigation panel headed by the Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘A’, ACG Kaycee Ekekezie, has interrogated and detained four members of the patrol team.

“The panel could not immediately conclude the investigation because the actual officer, ASCI Destiny Onebamho, whose rifle accidentally discharged and killed Onoja, is presently receiving medical attention following the attack on him owing to the unfortunate incident. He will face the panel as soon as he is fit to do so to enable the panel conclude investigation and recommend appropriate actions.”

Attah added that the ongoing investigation would be holistic and would involve looking at the weapon handling skills of the operatives and actions that must be taken by the service to prevent future occurrences.

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Extra judicial killings in Nigeria is becoming rampant in Nigeria.
An innocent life is gone

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Their was a country

Any paramilitary group that carries gun are always trigger happy. The day road safety start carrying gun, we are finished in Nigeria

He should be publicly hanged too to serve as deterrent to others who might have such plans too. Nigerians mind has strong pass all the kids gloves treatment nowadays, heavy punishments for heavy offenses should be the way to go

Buhari is working

Sentence killer to death

Another bastard scammer
Hahshaha

Adeola35459:
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The gun was corked in the video. Nothing accidental here. Bt all this benin abroad returnees why una no dey enta plane to benin self

I saw the video and the way the gun went off though.

"Shoot me, shoot me."
Paa
"Custom don kill person"

I had to ask the person beside me if it was real as the whole thing didn't even take long.

Why is the NCS eager to cover up this extra-judicial murder of an innocent Nigerian?

If you watched that video you would see clearly that it was not an accidental discharge. The officer corked his rifle to the hearing of people who watched that video and aimed directly at the guy. It was not a case of accidental discharge at all.

Enough of these killings in Nigeria.

I am mad that that Custom guy was spared cos he should have been burnt alive after he was beaten and made to sit on the ground. Why was he spared? Just get some old tyres and do the needful, let him taste it too!

in the end, nothing will be done to them. That is y i like the jungle justice sometimes. Na animals full this country.

The case is a murder case and should be with the Police. NCS does not have the jurisdiction to investigate or try the case. This is how they mutilate justice.

Scandinavian02:
Why is the NCS eager to cover up this extra-judicial murder of an innocent Nigerian?

If you watched that video you would see clearly that it was not an accidental discharge. The officer corked his rifle to the hearing of people who watched that video and aimed directly at the guy. It was not a case of accidental discharge at all.

Enough of these killings in Nigeria.

It was the casual way he cocked and shot the man. Even if na chicken you dey kill you wont be so casual about it

Have

That I don’t support jungle justice, isn’t in a case like this, that man should have been roasted alive at the scene of the crime, nonsense.

I saw this video and I couldn't help the tears in my eyes. What kinda country is this? What kinda world is this? Human life has no value of any sort. Can we just have a president who will restructure the forces of this country? Cos I don't understand what a custom officer is doing with a gun. You will see officers of the law trying to collect bribe from you and still be doing agidi, how does that work really. If I must give you my money for nothing, then u better be polite.

Have they been charged to court??

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I saw this video and I couldn't help the tears in my eyes. What kinda country is this? What kinda world is this? Human life has no value of any sort. Can we just have a president who will restructure the forces of this country? Cos I don't understand what a custom officer is doing with a gun. You will see officers of the law trying to collect bribe from you and still be doing agidi, how does that work really. If I must give you my money for nothing, then you better be polite.

kiltoko1:
Their was a country

False!! There was never a country!!

Sentence the man that pulled the trigger to death by burning. Then send the video to all security agencies to know what happens when you shot an unarmed person. I stand to be corrected, 90% of the paramilitary agencies handling arms ought not to be giving a knife. In an attempt to extort #5,000 he pulled out a riffle & cocked it. What else was he expecting. . .