The Kebbi State Area Command of the Nigerian Customs Service, Dr Ben Oramalugo, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday.
He said the suspect was arrested in the early hours of Thursday, July 13, 2023, at about 0400Hrs when a 2015 Toyota Corolla model with chassis no: 2TBURHE3FC456204 believe to be driven by a suspected smuggler rammed into the victim along tarmac road, Yauri LGA.
“The officer was rushed to General Hospital Yauri for immediate medical attention, after proper first aid was done; he was transferred to orthopedic hospital Wammako, in Wammako Local Government Area of Sokoto state.
“Unfortunately, he gave up the ghost after responding to treatment initially. Thankfully, the suspect named Abdulwasiu Salawudeen who was driving the vehicle had since been brought to the Kebbi Command Headquarters for further investigation,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Police Force, Kebbi State command has vowed to continue to work in synergy with the Nigerian Custom Service in the state for effective service delivery.
The newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Samuel Titus Musa, stated this when he led his management team on a courtesy visit to the CAC in his office in Birnin Kebbi.
In his speech, The CP stated that the essence of their visits to encourage collaboration between the two sister agencies and to solicit support whenever the need arises to fight crimes in the state.
Speaking while responding, the CAC according ya statement signed the spokesman of the command, ASCII Mubarak Mustapha, described the CP visits as not only on official ground but also on personal ground.
“He continued on briefing the new CP on the efforts, the Command is doing which is not only revenue generation, anti smuggling but also providing security to citizens of Kebbi State.
“Dr Ben stressed that, Nigeria Customs Service Kebbi Command had been synergizing with Nigeria Police Force Kebbi Command to provide peaceful atmosphere to the entire people of Kebbi state for economic growth and development. He concluded by reassuring the new CP of maximum cooperation and continuous synergy”
