Customs officer feared killed as bandits attack facility in Kebbi

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Armed bandits suspected to be members of the Lakurawa group have reportedly launched a deadly attack on a camp belonging to officers of the Nigeria Customs Service in Maje, a community in the Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

According to local sources, the assailants invaded the facility in large numbers on Saturday night, opening fire indiscriminately on the officers.

One Customs personnel was reportedly killed on the spot before the attackers set the camp ablaze.

“The terrorists came in large numbers and started shooting sporadically. Everyone ran for safety,” a resident of the community who craves anonymity told PUNCH Online.

As of the time of filing this report, neither the Kebbi State Government nor the Nigeria Customs Service had issued an official statement on the incident. Punch