Customs officer killed in Kebbi by suspected car smuggler
Abdulwasiu Salawudeen, a suspected vehicle smuggler, was detained in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State for the alleged murder of Custom officer Aminu Abdullahi while attempting to smuggle in one Toyota Corolla.
The incident was confirmed in a statement released on Monday by Dr. Ben Oramalugo of the Nigerian Customs Service's Kebbi State Area Command.
He claimed that early on July 13, 2023, when the victim was struck by a suspected smuggler driving a 2015 Toyota Corolla with the chassis number 2TBURHE3FC456204 along a tarmac road in the Yauri LGA, the culprit was apprehended.
"The officer was transported to the orthopedic hospital Wammako in the Wammako Local Government Area of Sokoto state after receiving proper first aid at the General Hospital Yauri.
"Unfortunately, after initially responding to treatment, he passed away. Thankfully, the driver of the car, Abdulwasiu Salawudeen, has already been taken to the Kebbi Command Headquarters for additional inquiry, he continued.
For successful service delivery, the Nigerian Police Force's Kebbi State command has pledged to keep collaborating with the Nigerian Custom Service in the state.
This was said by Samuel Titus Musa, the recently appointed police commissioner, as he led his management team on a courtesy visit to the CAC at his Birnin Kebbi office.
The CP added in his statement that the main goals of their visits were to promote cooperation between the two sister agencies and to elicit assistance when it was required to combat crime in the state.
Speaking while responding, the CAC said that the CP visits were both official and personal, according to a statement signed by the command's spokesman, ASCII Mubarak Mustapha. "He continued on briefing the new CP on the efforts, the Command is doing which are not only revenue generation, anti smuggling, but also providing security to citizens of Kebbi State," he said.
"Dr. Ben emphasized that the Nigeria Police Force Kebbi Command and the Nigeria Customs Service Kebbi Command had been working together to ensure a calm environment for the whole population of Kebbi state in order to promote economic growth and development. He ended by promising the new CP the best possible cooperation and ongoing synergy.
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