The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed the killing of three of its officers by terrorists in Kebbi State, with their patrol vehicles also burnt during the attack.
The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this during a working visit to the Niger/Kogi Area Command of the Service.
Represented by the Assistant Comptroller General of Customs in charge of Finance, Administration, and Special Duties, Hussein Kehinde Ejibunu, Adeniyi said the officers were ambushed in the Bashaka area of Kebbi State.
Adeniyi added that customs operatives narrowly escaped another ambush by ISWAP militants after seizing 500 jerricans of smuggled Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at the Babanna border, stressing the need for enhanced collaboration with other security agencies.
