Customs detains four officers over killing

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has detained four of its men in connection with the “accidental discharge” on Sunday, which claimed the life of Mr. Godwin Onoja.

The incident, which occurred at the Shagamu interchange on the Lagos-Benin Expressway, involved some operatives of the NCS Federal Operations Unit (FOU) A, while on anti-smuggling patrol.

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Customs spokesman Joseph Attah said in a statement yesterday that the Comptroller-General, Hameed Ali (retd), had set up a panel led by the Zonal Coordinator A, to investigate the killing.

He said any officer found culpable would be dealt with.