Customs commences manhunt on killers of officers in Kebbi

The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) Kebbi Area Command announced the death of two of its officials on Friday, saying a manhunt had commenced to apprehend and prosecute the suspects.

According to the command’s spokesperson, Mubarak Mustapha, the incident occurred on Thursday, around 1:28 p.m., as a team conducted a stop-and-search operation along the Bunza-Dakingari-Koko Road.

Heavy gunfire from suspected bandits in an ash-colored Toyota Corolla vehicle killed the operatives.

“On Thursday, 24th August 2023, at about 0128hrs, a team of Kebbi Area Command officers and men of the Nigeria Customs, while on a stop-and-search operation based on credible information along Bunza – Dakingari – Koko Road, were engaged with heavy gunfire by suspected bandits in an ash-coloured Toyota Corolla vehicle,” the statement by Customs read.

“While praying for the repose of the deceased, the Command has launched a manhunt for the suspects with the view to arrest and prosecute them,” it added.

The outfit also encouraged Nigerians to “volunteer information about the movement of suspected smugglers and other criminals.

He assured such informants of strict confidentiality.”