2 dead others injured as customs officers reportedly chase suspected smugglers in Oyo
Credit to DAILY POST No fewer than two persons have lost their lives in a road accident which involved some officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and individuals suspected to be smugglers. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred along the Iseyin-Ibadan road in Oyo State on Thursday. Sources told DAILY POST that the customs officers were chasing some people suspected to be smugglers when the accident occurred, leading to the death of a customs officer and a resident of the state whose identity is yet to be revealed. Some Customs officers and other residents involved in the accident sustained various degrees of injuries and are still in hospital as of the time of filing this report. One of the eyewitnesses who asked not to be named told DAILY POST that the remains of the vehicle used in chasing the people suspected to be smugglers had been moved to Iseyin. “There was an accident that occurred yesterday. It was the customs officers who said they were chasing some people sus