[BREAKING NEWS] AHHH!!! A 17-Year-Old Boy Killed By Stray Bullet Purportedly Fired By Customs In Ogun

Commotion broke out in Owode Yewa in Yewa South neighborhood government territory of Ogun State when a 17-year old, Rilwan Bello was supposedly hit by stray bullet, purportedly, discharged by the Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service when they assaulted secured – up shops in the region looking for suspected snuck rice and other booty products.

It was assembled that around 12 agents of the NCS raged Owode town toward the beginning of the day and broke into numerous shops, sending clueless dealers rushing for security even as the agents diverted sacks of rice, sugar among others.

An onlooker disclosed to Vanguard that while the strike kept going, the agents additionally shot over and again into the air, clearly to avert any counter – assault or rough obstruction from the individuals and that it was one of the wanderer slugs from the Operatives that struck the kid on the head.

It was assembled that numerous individuals, including the traders, were likewise said to have continued wounds during a following charge activated by the discharges being terminated into the air by the NCS Operatives.

As the disarray and pressure elevated with certain young people compromising brutality, troopers and police officers likewise rushed to the scene to help reestablish regularity to the disturbed Owode town, which the observer stated, at first overpowered the NCS Operatives.

The source stated, Rilwan, an understudy at the Area Community High School, Owode, dropped to the ground and kicked the bucket in a pool of his blood, supposedly, following the effect of the shot injury.

“This boy was killed this morning at Owode Idiroko by custom men. The boy’s name is Rilwan, a student at the Area community high school Owode.

“The customs men, broke into shops, parked away bags of sugar and rice. They were shooting into the air to scare away reprisal attacks and in the process, their stray bullet hit the boy on the head,” the source said.

While responding to the occurrence, the Public Relations Officer, for Customs Area Controller, Ogun I Command, Abdullahi Maiwada, said the episode included the Officers and Men of NCS Ogun I Command and Some presumed cultists, prevalently known as 'Eiye young men,' charging that the killed kid was a cultist.

Maiwada included that the Command had, in any case, propelled an examination concerning the conditions encompassing the occurrence, promising to make the result of the examination accessible.

He said:-

“At about 0830hours on Friday, some group of miscreants, suspected to be cultists (popularly known as ‘eye boys’) violently confronted Officers of NCS Ogun I Command anti-smuggling Patrol Team with assorted weapons at Owode (Yewa South LGA of Ogun State).

“The Team came across such hostility while peacefully performing their lawful duty with vivid arrest of smuggled 47 bags of sugar, 13 bags of rice (50 kg each) and three cartons of sugar stocked at a residence located along Owode-Idiroko Road.

“In the melee that ensued, information available revealed that one among the suspected cultists died, while Officers including the team leader sustain various degree of injuries.

“The name of the deceased who is popularly know among the ‘area boys’ is Owoeba. Other popular members of the notorious gang at large are Angaba, Wudor, Solomon (a.k.a K.Solo).

“We wish to use this opportunity to acknowledge the timely intervention of Nigerian Army 192 Battalion Owode, Operatives of National Border Drill, Nigeria Police Force Owode.

“In the same vein, we wish to recognize the patriotic Owode Youths who shunned the cultists and assisted the operatives Nigeria Customs Service to evacuate the offensive goods.

“Their action is worthy of emulation as the NCS is always out to perform their duty for the common good of the entire nation.”