An operational van of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday reportedly hit and crushed to death, a 35-year-old lotto operator, Mumuni Juwon, at Asu village, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
It was gathered that the incident, which involved operatives of the NCS Federal Operating Unit (FOU), Ikeja, Lagos, occurred when the customs men were chasing some rice smugglers.
A legal counsel, Ganiyu Kusanwo, who spoke with newsmen in Abeokuta on behalf of the deceased’s family alleged that the NCS officers were driving recklessly before hitting Juwon.
He said the victim was taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, where he was pronounced dead.
But the Public Relations Officer of the NCS Ogun command 1, Hammed Oloyede, told Daily Trust that he has not been briefed about the incident as at the time of this report.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi said he was not aware of the incident.
Earlier, the state’s House of Assembly has sought the immediate intervention of the Governor, Dapo Abiodun and members of the National Assembly from the state on the incessant killings of innocent residents of the border towns allegedly by officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service.
The Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo sought the assistance while responding to the presentations of the state lawmakers from Ogun West Senatorial District during a plenary yesterday.
