Two customs officials are killed by suspected bandits in Kebbi, and they steal AK-47 firearms.

Abdullahi Mohammed and A. K. Shehu, two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC), were assassinated in Kebbi State by suspected bandits.

On Thursday, August 24, 2023, at around 1:30 a.m. on the Dakingari-Koko route, Mohammed, a Customs Assistant II, and Shehu, an Inspector Customs, were killed while on patrol.
 
After attacking the patrolling squad, the alleged bandits stole an AK-47 from the dead man.
 
The death of the customs employees has drawn the serious concern of the Kebbi State Government. 
 
Gov. Nasir Idris referred to the situation as pitiful in a statement shortly after attending the burial prayer for the deceased on Thursday at Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital in Birnin Kebbi.

The governor prayed to Almighty Allah to forgive the departed and grant them Jannatul Firdaus in the person of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Yakubu Bala-Tafida.

 

On behalf of the state government, he expressed sympathy to the direct relatives of the deceased as well as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), and he promised that the state government will give the families of the deceased temporary help.

On behalf of the Kebbi State Government, we wish to tender our condolences to the immediate families and the Nigeria Customs Service, we urge you to accept what happened in good faith as nobody will live beyond his/her destined time. May Allah forgive their shortcomings," he prayed.

 

Gov. Idris assured all security agencies working in the state of the government's continued support for intensive security operations and intelligence gathering towards mitigating the nefarious activities of bandits and other criminal elements across the state.

Head of Service (HOS) Safiyanu Garba-Bena, Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Garba Muazu, Director of Security Alhaji Abdulrahman, and Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Alhaji Ahmed Idris are present.