Suspect Arrested For Killing Customs Officer While Trying To Smuggle In Toyota Corolla

Suspected car smuggler arrested for killing Customs Officer while trying to smuggle in Toyota Corolla in Kebbi. 

Suspect rammed into the victim along Tamac road, Yauri local government area of the state. 

Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed the killing of one of its personnel, Aminu Abdullahi, by a suspected car smuggler while trying to smuggle in a Toyota Corolla in Yauri Local Government Area of the state.

The Comptroller of Custom in charge of Kebbi Area Command, Dr. Ben Oramalugo, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday.

Oramalugo also revealed that the suspect, Abdulwasiu Salawudeen, has since been arrested and brought to the command’s headquarters for further investigation.

“The incident took place on July 13, at about 4:00 a.m, when a 2015 Toyota Corolla model with chassis no: 2TBURHE3FC456204 rammed into the victim along Tamac road, Yauri local government area of the state”.

“The officer was rushed to General Hospital Yauri for immediate medical attention, after proper first aid was done. He was transferred to orthopedic hospital Wammako, in Wammako Local Government Area of Sokoto state.

“Unfortunately, he gave up the ghost after responding to treatment initially. Thankfully, the suspect named Abdulwasiu Salawudeen who was driving the vehicle had since been brought to the Kebbi Command Headquarters for further investigation,” he added.

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