Nigerian Customs Officers Open Fire On Residents,1 Killed & 3 Hospitalised
Among the four people hit by stray bullets were a motorcycle rider, Alayoade Arewayo and one John Sonayo. Immediately the incident happened, the customs officers fled the scene
While Arewayo survived and was rushed to a private hospital in Badagry, Sonayo was said to have died in transit from the Badagry General Hospital to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja
The other two, whose names could not be ascertained as of press time, were reportedly taken to a hospital in Cotonou, Benin Republic
Arewayo, who sustained a gunshot injury in the leg, said he was returning from a church programme around 7.30pm on Saturday when he was hit by a stray bullet
He said, “I had a crusade programme at Marina, Ebute area on that day. I had left the place for home when it started raining. I decided to call at a shop to buy noodles that I would take in the night.
“I had hardly dropped off my motorcycle, when I started hearing sporadic gunshots; people were running helter-skelter. I thought it was armed robbery. The people I wanted to buy noodles from had also taken to their heels.
“As I fled for dear life, I was hit by a bullet in the leg. I fell and was assisted to a hospital by my friend that was with me. It was later I was told that four people were shot and one person later died.”
It was learnt that the customs officers neither went to the community in their operational vehicle nor wore their uniforms.
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