Two Customs officers killed by armed bandits Kogi

TWO officers of Nigeria Customs Service have been killed while on patrol by some armed bandits along Lokoja-Okene road while another officer sustained a gunshot injury.

The two officers who were killed are Assistant Superintendent of Customs, S. Ohiremen and Assistant Superintendent of Customs Two, S. M Omale, while the third officer Deputy Superintendent of Customs, H. I Oadapo sustained a gunshot injury.

The injured officer was quickly moved to the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja for medical attention. He has since been discharged from the hospital.

The Public Relation Officer of Customs in Niger/Kogi Command, Lomba Benjamin, in a statement said the incident happened last week Thursday but the late ASC II Omake was buried on Friday, 13th December, 2019 according to Islamic rights in Ayamba village of Kogi State while ASC I Ohiremen will be buried at his home town in Ondo State by January 2020.

The Customs Area Controller Abba-Kassim Yusuf during a condolence visit to Omale’s wife, children and family assured the family that the management will deploy all necessary mechanisms to ensure the perpetrators of this evil act are brought to book.

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He added that the sad event will not distract the command from vigorously discharging our statutory functions.

“Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service are only implementers of Federal Government policies, hence we urge every Nigerian citizen aggrieved toward losing his/her goods to engage the services of the court rather than resort to violence and killing of family men who are the breadwinners of their families while serving their nation.”

The statement read further that “Nigeria Customs Service, Niger/Kogi Command has continued to maintain close contact with the bereaved families.

“We are pained by the sad development and share in the grief of losing fellow officers, colleagues, brothers, husbands, fathers and the likes.

“We are and will continue to work with other sister agencies in identifying the armed bandits in connection to the attack on our officers and anyone found guilty will be made to face the full wrath of the law.”