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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 14 May 2021 There was tension in Iseyin, Oyo State, on Thursday, as men of the Nigeria Customs Service allegedly shot dead five persons in the town during a clash with suspected smugglers. The Customs men were said to be pursuing a Sport Utility Vehicle conveying bags of rice when the clash occurred. Residents told our correspondent that the Customs men started shooting and bullets hit some persons, who were out celebrating the Eid-il-Fitri, and five of them died. The killings were said to have sparked a protest in the town. There were claims that the NCS b...

Views: 148 There was tension in Iseyin, Oyo State, on Thursday, as men of the Nigeria Customs Service allegedly shot dead five persons in the town during a clash with suspected smugglers. The Customs men were said to be pursuing a Sport Utility Vehicle conveying bags of rice when the clash occurred. Residents said that the Customs men started shooting and bullets hit some persons, who were out celebrating the Eid-il-Fitri, and five of them died. The killings were said to have sparked a protest in the town. There were claims that the NCS base in the town was torched by protesting youths, while...

Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan The sallah celebration to mark the end of Ramadan in Iseyin in Oke Ogun area of Oyo State, yesterday turned into mourning as stray bullets allegedly fired by men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) killed four people with one other person injured. THISDAY learnt that those killed were hit by bullets when men of the NCS exchanged gunfire with some people believed to be smugglers. It was gathered that the Customs officers started shooting indiscriminately after intercepting smuggled goods coming through the borders into the town. It was further learnt that following the ...

Vanguard News Ibadan raids: When traders revolted against Customs On By Ola Ajayi WHEN men of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, raided the popular Bodija International Market some weeks ago at an ungodly hour, market men and women staged a protest that nearly recorded some casualties. About 250 bags of foreign rice were confiscated when Customs officials broke into the warehouse. Also, some traders claimed that about N250, 000, hidden in one of the bags, was taken away by the uninvited guests. The Oyo/Osun Command through its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Kayode Wey said the raid was not ca...

Translate Home » News » Stray bullets kill four; injure one as Customs men engage suspected smugglers in Iseyin Stray bullets kill four; injure one as Customs men engage suspected smugglers in Iseyin On Ola Ajayi – Ibadan The joy of indigenes of Iseyin in Oke Ogun area of Oyo State who was celebrating the end of Ramadan was short-lived on Thursday as stray bullets allegedly killed four and injured one. According to an impeccable source in Iseyin, the persons were hit by bullets when men of the Nigeria Customs Service exchanged gunfire with some bandits believed to be ...