Suspected smuggler kills Customs officer in Jigawa

A suspected smuggler on Friday killed an operative of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hamza Abdullahi-Elenwo, in Jigawa State.

The Customs officer was killed in a stop-and-search operation at Achilafia along the Daura-Kano road in Jigawa.

The Public Relations Officer for the Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, Kaduna, Isah Sulaiman, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.

He said the suspected has been detained by police in the state.

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Sulaiman said: “The incident happened when a vehicle, suspected of being smuggled into the country struck the operative while attempting to evade arrest.

”The late officer was rushed to General Hospital Kazaure and later transferred to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Katsina, where he was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty.

“One suspect has been arrested and is in the custody of the Nigeria Police Force, Gwiwa Division in Jigawa.

“The unit’s operatives would not be deterred and would remain unwavering in the fight against smuggling.”

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