Accidents and SafetySix Allegedly Killed by Nigeria Customs Officials in Car Crash

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KATSINA — Some Nigerian customs officers allegedly killed six people and injured 20 others in a car accident in Jibia town of Katsina State early Monday morning.

A Hilux van belonging to the Nigeria Customs Service rammed into a people by a roadside while chasing a J5 Peugeot bus they suspected was involved in rice smuggling.

A resident of the area, Kabir Jibia, who witnessed the incident reported that it occurred around 8:am after the J5 Peugeot driver refused to stop at a checkpoint around the area.

“The owner of the J5 Peugeot is among those buying maize from Dandume town and bringing it here (Jibia) for sale. They normally give money to the Customs officers though what they are doing is not smuggling.

“But this J5 driver refused to stop at one checkpoint immediately after Batsari on your way to Jibia.

“They followed him from their checkpoint into the town and it was while they were chasing him that the vehicle ran into bystanders.”

“The J5 driver knows the town very well and had already run away from the customs officers,” Premium Times quoted him to have said.

Another resident, Almustapha Danye, narrated that the customs officers took to their heels as soon as they jumped out of the vehicle involved in the accident.

“People were initially trying to save those who were crushed. But after they (customs officers) ran away, a group of youth set their vehicle ablaze, he said.

Beloved John (Staff Writer)

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