Crime
Bandits abduct four Customs officers in Katsina
Suspected bandits have reportedly abducted four officers of the Nigeria Customs Service [NCS].
The incident was said to have occurred at Dan-Bedi Checkpoint located along Mallamawa Danbedi axis in Jibia, Katsina, a border town with the Republic of Niger.
The Customs officers were reportedly abducted on Wednesday morning along with an unspecified number of unsuspecting travellers on the Jibia – Batsari highway.
According to one of the residents, the bandits riding on motorcycles arrived at the customs checkpoint, overpowered the officers and disappeared with them into a nearby forest.
“The bandits in their numbers riding on motorcycles, arrived at the Customs checkpoint, overpowered the officers, seized their weapons and finally fired gunshots sporadically into the air thereby disappearing with them into nearby forest popularly known as ‘Rugu’.”
As at the time of this report, the spokesperson of the state command of the Nigeria Customs Service was yet to confirm the incidence after promising that he will confirm it after hearing from the office.
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