A suspected smuggler identified as Ofe was killed in a clash between operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service and some smugglers in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday.

PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday from an eyewitness who did not want to be named in print that the smugglers and customs operatives clashed when the latter tried to seize some items suspected to be foreign rice.

The face-off was said to have degenerated into a heated argument leading to sporadic gunshots.

Ofe was said to have been hit by a bullet fired by one of the customs officers, leading to his death on the spot.

The source said, “Customs officers and smugglers clashed in Oja Odan yesterday (Sunday) and they killed one smuggler popularly called Ofe. The clash started when the officers wanted to seize some bags of foreign rice from the smugglers.

“They killed Ofe and went away with his body.”

Following the incident, some irate youths who went on a rampage reportedly set some customs bases in the area on fire.

“Youths in the area set the customs bases in the area on fire,” the source said.

When contacted on Monday for a reaction, the Customs Public Relations Officer, Ogun Area 1, Chado Zakari, confirmed the incident, stressing that one of the smugglers was killed.

He disclosed that 47 bags of foreign rice were seized from the smugglers who launched an attack on Customs operatives during the operation.



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