VIDEO: Customs Kill Another Youth On New Year’s Eve In Ogun

Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on New Year’s Eve allegedly killed another Nigerian youth  in Oke-Odan, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.

AllNews Nigeria learnt that the customs officers fired sporadic gunshots while chasing a suspected car smuggler along the Idiroko Border Road.

This incident, it was gathered, led to a riot as youths of Oke-Odan barricaded the international road, causing heavy gridlock.

The irate youths started bonfires on the road as they threatened to engage the NCS officers, who were said to have fled the scene immediately the incident occurred.

According to Daily Post, all customs checkpoints along the road have been vacated by officers.

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As a result of the gridlock, the journey from Owode to Idiroko which is usually between N250 and N300 has now been increased to N1,200 by commercial drivers.

It appears the cries by youths and the indigents of Ogun border communities over the alleged killing of innocent souls by men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are not yielding any result.

Information has it that innocent youths continue to lose their lives to stray bullets fired by officers of the NCS, Ogun State Command and those of the Federal Operating Unit (FOU).

Recall that on Wednesday, youths of Ogun, under the auspices of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) took to the streets to condemn the killings, saying “enough is enough!”

Meanwhile, the spokesman for the NCS, Ogun 1 Area Command, Ahmed Oloyede did not debunk nor confirm the Oke-Odan killing, he rather promised to give an update.

In the same vein, a group identified as the Assembly of Patriots International has reacted to the killings in the Yewa axis of Ogun West.

In a statement, the President of the association, Olasunkanmi Odunlami, while appreciating the youths for Wednesday’s protest said, “While commending this courageous move by our youths, we wish to unequivocally call on other stakeholders to speak up by calling-out the economic saboteurs and kingpins involved in this heinous crime against our mother land that has continuously been leading to confrontations between our people and the law enforcement agency.

“To put an end to these killings, there must be collective resolve to name these kingpins publicly and demand that they be arrested and prosecuted. The overwhelming evidence of their trucks loaded with these goods are enough to put them behind bars. We join our youths in calling on both the state and federal governments to promptly intervene in their protest and quest for justice,” the statement read in part.

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