Around seven people were dreaded dead, while undefined quantities of people supported differing levels of wounds when punks thought to be runners connected with agents of the Nigeria Customs Administration (NCS) in a firearm fight on Saturday in Ogun State.
The episode, which happened at Kobape town, along Abeokuta – Sagamu turnpike in the Obafemi – Owode neighborhood government region of the state was supposedly lighted by thought dealers who released fear on Customs agents from the Administrative Activity Unit (F.O.U) who were on routine implementation activity nearby.
The ridiculous conflict, what began around 5p.m on Saturday night, left workers and drivers abandoned for over two-hours when vehicular developments were ended along the turnpike as drivers abandoned the street inspired by a paranoid fear of being hit by stray shots.
It was accumulated that the NCS work force had around 3p.m on Saturday blocked a few vehicles being utilized by the bootleggers to convey huge amounts of snuck sacks of unfamiliar rice to an obscure objective, during which one of the drivers was similarly captured and whisked away.
An onlooker let newsmen know that inconveniences began when the Traditions’ F.O.U agents would not deliver the captured driver, and too dismissed the settlement propels made by heads of the dealers.
The refusal of the NCS agents be that as it may, purportedly enraged the runners, who later turned the haggling to viciousness, shooting one of the Traditions staff to death.
It was additionally accumulated that the two sides endured quantities of setbacks in the skirmish that later resulted as three (3) agents were fallen down and died, while four individuals from the carrying organization likewise lost their lives.
It took the mediation of the joined security agents, which included faculty of the Nigerian Armed force and the police to unstick the runners in an intercession drove by the Chief of Police in Ogun Order, Lanre Bankole.
In his response, the Advertising Official, FOU Zone A, Theophilus Duniya
two of the assailants lost their lives in the fracas, while two Traditions agents were injured.
“Customs patrol team from Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Lagos was attacked without provocation on Saturday afternoon during an operation along Shagamu Interchange in Ogun State,” Duniya said in a statement that was made available to people in Abeokuta.
“The watch group had blocked twelve vehicles of various types, loaded down with packs of unfamiliar parboiled rice and were headed to the public authority stockroom before runners activated themselves fully backed by their supporters and went after the group with perilous weapons”.
Two of the attackers were killed in the exchange of gunfire, and one suspect was arrested. Out of 12 vehicles in the escort of the dealers , our agents had the option to leave with 4 of them weighed down with carried unfamiliar parboiled rice”.
“The captured suspect and the seizure have been brought to the Unit Central command, Ikeja”.
He added that the Ag. Regulator of the Unit, Hussein K Ejibunu glared at the avoidable loss of lives because of the unwarranted assault.
He has requested full scale Examinations concerning the make a difference to secure other escaping suspects with their carried products.
He advised the young people to shun rough showdowns with government agents and be honest consistently
He added that such rough goes after won’t ever prevent or compromise customs agents from doing their genuine obligations