Customs Officer, One Other Person Killed In Clash With Saki Residents In Oyo
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A customs officer and one other person were killed, on Thursday, when officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Oyo/Osun Command, clashed with some residents of Saki in Oyo State.
A correspondent of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the clash started when customs officers allegedly chased a smuggler, believed to be an indigene, into the town.
The alleged smuggler was said to have died in the process.
Lagos said that he was aware of the incident, but did not give further details.
“We heard about the incident but we are yet to know what really happened, but all our officers are safe.
“The mob burnt our Hilux van and another vehicle at our base in Saki,’’ he said.
Also confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Oyo State, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, said the customs officer killed was a member of the Joint Task Force (JTF) and not in the customs patrol team as alleged.
Fadeyi, who said he had yet to have the details of the incident, added that the Area Commander of Saki had positioned men in strategic locations in a bid to forestall further disturbance in the community. (NAN)
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