Unknown Gunmen Murder Two Customs Officers In Kebbi State
Unknown Gunmen Murder Two Customs Officers In Kebbi State
The two murdered Customs Officers
…………customs launch man hunt for assailants
By Frank Odinukaeze
Two Customs Officers were killed by unknown gun men on Thursday while on patrol along
Bunza – Dakingari – Koko Road ,Kebbi State.
According to a press statement by the Ag. Public Relations Officer,Kebbi Area Command
Assistant Superintendent of Customs II,Mubarak Mustspha,
“On Thursday, 24th August 2023, at about 0128hrs, a team of Kebbi Area Command officers and men of the Nigeria Customs, while on a stop-and-search operation based on credible information along Bunza – Dakingari – Koko Road, were engaged with heavy gunfire by suspected bandits in an ash-coloured Toyota Corolla vehicle.
“In the melee that ensued, two personnel of the Command, named Alhaji Kabiru Shehu, an Inspector of Customs and Abdullahi Muhammad, a Customs Assistant II, paid the supreme price. The officers have since been laid to rest according to Islamic rites.
“While praying for the repose of the deceased, the Command has launched a manhunt for the suspects with the view to arrest and prosecute them.
“The Customs Area Area Controller, Comptroller Ben Oramalugo, commiserates with the families on the tragic incident and prayed that God Almighty grants them the fortitude to bear the loss”. the statement said
The statement further added that the CAC has also urgedl members of the public to volunteer information about the movement of suspected smugglers and other criminals. He assured such informants of strict confidentiality.
