THERE was confusion on Sunday in Shagamu area of Ogun State when bullets from the rifle of a Customs officer, ASC1 Destiny Onebamho hit and killed a young man simply identified as Godwin during a scuffle between Customs officers and passengers of a bus over checking of some suspicious items in the Hiace bus. In the video, the passengers of the Hiace bus were seen claiming that the deceased was in the bus with them from Lagos. According to the Customs National Spokesman, “The attention of the Nigeria Customs Service has been drawn to a disturbing video going viral with conflicting narratives. “Contrary to some narratives, the young man was not a passenger of the bus but a good citizen who always come to fetch water for Customs Patrol men anytime they return to the base. “Preliminary finding indicates that it was during the skirmishes and struggle to disarm the Customs officer by the occupants of the bus that the rifle discharged and hit the friend of the Customs (Godwin) who lost his life.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 17, 2019 18:00 UTC