Osun: Police detain two customs officers over fatal shooting in Osogbo

The Osun State Police Command has arrested 2 officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, implicit a fatal shooting that occurred successful the Dada Estate country of Osogbo connected Saturday.

The command, successful a connection issued by the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, and made disposable by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the arrests connected Sunday.

According to the constabulary successful the statement, “the suspects were taken into custody soon aft the incident, which reportedly happened portion the officers were pursuing vehicles believed to beryllium foreign-used cars.”

Ojelabi, who identified the suspects arsenic Kolawole Suuti and Danjuma Samuel, some serving officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, noted that they were apprehended by constabulary operatives pursuing reports of gunfire successful the area.

“The Osun State Police Command wishes to pass the wide nationalist that 2 officers of the Nigeria Customs Service person been arrested successful transportation with a shooting incidental that occurred contiguous successful the Dada Estate country of Osogbo,” the connection read.

Police said the customs officers were reportedly chasing vehicles suspected to beryllium “tokunbo” cars erstwhile the shooting occurred during t...