Bose Adelakun |
Nigeria Customs Service on Friday announced the death of two personnel.
According to the NCoS, the two men were killed while on a stop-and-search alongside other team members following an intelligent gathering.
The two officers; Inspector Kabiru Shehu and a Customs Assistant II Abdullahi Muhammad lost their lives during a gun duel with the Bandits.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Ag. Public Relations Officer for Kebbi State, on Friday
It reads, “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, 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.”
