Akwa Ibom youths burn Customs’ vehicle over death of cyclist, others

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  Uya Oro youths, yesterday, set ablaze a vehicle belonging to the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, over the death of a cyclist and his two passengers in in Akwa Ibom State.
  The NCS officers were said to have chased after a vehicle that was conveying three bags of rice for use in a funeral, when they shot at the vehicle’s tyre.
  An eyewitness, Daniel Frank, said the tyre which the customs operatives shot at, pulled out and hit a motorcycle which was at the left side of the vehicle and on speed.
  According to him, the impact of the pulled tyre pushed the motorcycle under the vehicle that was struggling to regain control after losing a tyre. He added that the cyclist and two of his passengers died instantly.
  The eyewitness noted that the incident angered other cyclists, youths and other residents, who mobilised and burnt the customs Toyota Hilux vehicle.