Some smugglers on Sunday ambushed some officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) attached to the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A in Lagos, at Akinrun Village, Oja-Odan axis in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, shooting one of them dead.
The dead victim, Yakubu Shuaibu, was an Assistant Superintendent of customs.
During the attack, one other officer simply identified as Joseph, a Customs Assistant was also injured. during the ambush.
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Confirming the development, the unit Spokesman, Jerry Attah, said, “They were on a patrol; they had made seizure of smuggled rice while taking the rice to their base when they were ambushed.
“The officer was shot on Sunday, but he died today (Monday). He has been buried according to Islamic rites.
“No arrest has been made. The investigation is still on.”