Customs CG laments as suspected terrorists kill two officers in Kebbi

Suspected kidnappers person reportedly killed 2 customs officers during confrontation with suspected bandits, known arsenic Lakurawa terrorists, successful Kebbi State.

Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, portion disclosing this astatine the 4th biennial planetary league organised by the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin, said the incidental occurred connected Wednesday, May 13, 2026 successful a wide daylight.

He Identified the slain operatives arsenic Assistant Superintendent of Customs, Bamigboye and Deputy Superintendent of Customs, Dom, adding that the attackers reportedly invaded 2 information cheque points successful the Bagudu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

The Customs main described the incidental arsenic profoundly painful, noting that operatives of the work person continued to play frontline roles successful information operations alongside the military.

“This morning, 2 officers of the Nigeria Customs Service paid the ultimate sacrifice portion warding disconnected threats from Lakurawa terrorists successful Kebbi.

“Apart from the military, the Nigeria Customs Service remains the past shield successful respective of these borderline communities,” Adeniyi said.

He assured that the deaths of the officers would not weaken the resoluteness of the work successful confronting transgression networks operating astir N...