Customs Officer Shoots Motorist In Oyo

An officer of the Nigerian Customs reportedly shot an executive member of the proscribed National Union of Road Transport Workers, Lateef Aboki, in the chest at Iseyin-Moniya park in Iseyin, Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State.

The Customs officer (name withheld), among three others in mufti in a private Lexus Jeep, allegedly chased a commercial vehicle into the park on the suspicion that the vehicle carried a bag of rice and in the process shot a motorist.

The head of the park, Mr Lateef Shittu, a.k.a Akue, said he got a call that one of his executive members was shot by a customs officer at the park and immediately contacted the Divisional Police Officer in Iseyin.

He stated that the DPO arrived at the scene immediately to put the situation under control before it degenerated into chaos.

The men of the Nigerian Customs were said to have fled the scene following the incident.

The victim was reported to be responding to treatment at a hospital in the town.

Akue said, “I was called around 4pm that some customs officers in mufti chased a vehicle which they believed was carrying a bag of rice to our park and in the process, hit one of our buses.

“They were asked to identify themselves as they wore no uniform and were in a private Lexus Jeep but instead of doing that, they started shooting. Unfortunately, one of the bullets hit one of my executive members, named Lateef Aboki in the chest.

“We thank God that he is responding to treatment. We call on the authority to warn the Nigerian Customs officers to apply decorum and professionalism when doing their job.