The Osun State Police Command has taken action by apprehending two officers from the Nigeria Customs Service related to a shooting incident that resulted in the death of a driver in Osogbo on Sunday.According to PUNCH Online, the event transpired on Sunday in the Dada Estate vicinity of the state capital.A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the identification of the suspects as Kolawole Suuti and Danjuma Samuel.The statement also indicated that the officers were engaged in the pursuit of suspected tokunbo (foreign-used) vehicles at the time of the incident.
Upon receiving the report, law enforcement promptly intervened and detained the two officers involved. In a related incident, the driver of the ash-colored Toyota Corolla, which was one of the vehicles pursued by Customs officials, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead by a physician at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, according to the official statement.Furthermore, the police indicated that the remains of the unidentified individual have been transferred to a morgue for further examination.
During the operation, the police mentioned that they found some interesting items at the scene! Among them were a Beretta pistol with breech number 125024, 11 rounds of 9mm live ammunition, one expanded 9mm shell, a cheerful white Toyota Corolla with Lagos registration number AAA 400 GQ, and a friendly ash Toyota Corolla with registration number GFQ 0982.
The suspects are currently in police custody. CP Ibrahim Gotan, the Commissioner of Police for Osun State, has called for a detailed investigation to understand the situation better,” the statement noted.The command reassured everyone that those responsible will face the consequences and encouraged residents to stay calm and collaborate with security agencies by sharing any helpful information that could assist in the investigation.
It was previously reported that an unidentified commuter was allegedly shot and killed by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service along the Osogbo–Iwo Road in Osun State.
Based on video evidence acquired, the incident took place at the Onibueja area of Ido-Osun, in proximity to a police roadblock, at approximately 10 a.m. A local resident, who wished to remain anonymous and identified himself as Sunday, reported that the victim was traveling towards Osogbo from the Iwo direction when individuals in civilian clothing, purportedly security operatives, allegedly discharged firearms at his vehicle.
A man was driving from the Iwo end toward the Osogbo end of the road when unidentified security personnel in plain clothes opened fire on his vehicle. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The car sustained multiple bullet impacts, prompting bystanders to rush to the location. In an earlier statement, Ojelabi verified the incident and confirmed that the alleged assailants were operatives from the Customs Service, who have since been apprehended.
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