Two Year Old Girl Killed By Customs Stray Bullet In Ogun
According to a Vanguard report, Officers of
the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) have shot dead two-year-old girls in Ogun
state.
Information gathered showed that the incident
happened on Thursday, Jan 13 at Itawaya which is close to the Federal Polytechnic llaro Yewa south LGA of Ogun
State. The ugly incident occurred when men of the Nigerian Customs Service were
on the trail of some suspected smugglers.
The child was
rushed to the hospital but could not make it. She was pronounced dead at the hospital
because she has lost too much blood.
This ugly incident occurred
while president Muhammadu Buhari was
commissioning projects in other senatorial districts of the state. Pictures of the incident showed that the
child sustained gunshot injuries near her armpit.
The information available also showed that a man
sustained injuries in the incident which have since raised tensions among
residents in the area.
A source said: "Those customs officers thought he was smuggling rice, so they opened fire on him. It was one of the stray bullets that killed the child and also inflicted injuries on the mother.
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"It was after they murdered that they realized the man
they were chasing was not with rice. That’s what we face here all the time.
"Unfortunately, it happened the day President Buhari
was in other zones of the state to commission projects. May God rescue
us."
While speaking on
this incident, the Nigerian Customs Service in Ogun 1 Area command Ahmed Oloyede. He said that the command is not happy with the
ugly development adding that investigation has since commenced into the
incident.
He
said: "We are sad and devastated that this happened in the line of duty.
It is not our joy. This incident is highly pathetic.
"We
sympathize with the family of the minor and the command is making efforts to
contact them.
"The
Controller has also ordered an investigation into the incident towards putting
an end to similar incidents going forward."
