Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) allegedly shot a young man to death on suspicion of smuggling bags of rice at Abule Egba, Lagos, on Wednesday, January 17, 2018.
According to a report by The Nation, eyewitnesses reported that the officers opened fire on the bus and then fled the scene after sensing trouble from the crowd.
An eyewitness said, “There would have been serious riot this morning at Abule Egba but for the intervention of policemen from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS).
“Those Customs people have started again this year. They shot a young man on the head this morning. They were just shooting like drunkards. Blood is everywhere.”
According to the official Twitter account of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), calm has returned to the area after the Lagos Fire Service, Lagos Taskforce, Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LSNSC), and the Divisional Police Officer, Oke Odo Police Station arrived at the scene.
Source : Pulse
