But Nigeria Customs Service Sunday said the death of the man, identified by the Customs as Godwin, along the Sagamu Interchange, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, came amidst “skirmishes and struggle” with its officials. Joseph Attah, the customs’ spokesperson, said the passengers in the bus, suspected to be involved smuggling operations, attempted to disarm the Customs officer. In the footage, which has since gone viral, passengers could be seen arguing with Customs officials, but there was little to show that there were skirmishes. Before the gun was fired, a passenger was heard warning an official not to touch his iPhone, while some others were arguing with another official. As the argument continued, a voice, suspected to be that of the man arguing with a Customs official was heard saying, “Shoot it.

Source: The Guardian February 17, 2019 20:48 UTC