The
Nigeria police in Badagry said they arrested seven customs officers over the
killing one Patience Oni and injuring an innocent man at Forte Oil Filling
Station near popular Badagry Roundabout in Lagos state.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Badagry
Police Station, Samson Akhiromen, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Badagry that the men of customs were arrested for indiscriminately shooting and
killing of innocent people.
According to the DPO, the customs officers,
under the code name Anti-flying, were raiding an illegal rice depot near a
filling station around 12 noon on Tuesday, when they started shooting.
“They started shooting indiscriminately to
scare away traders and residents from the area.
“During the shooting, the bullets from one of
the officers hit two people, one died immediately, while the other one is
receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.
“The husband of the woman killed is a police
inspector serving in Area K Police Station, Morogbo,” he said.
The police officer said he arrested the
officers with his team of officers when the situation was getting out of hand.
He, however, said the arrested officers had
been handed over to the criminal and investigation department, SCIID, Panti, Lagos
for further investigation and prosecution.
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NAN
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