Men of the Nigerian Customs Service have been involved in a deadly clash with the police after shooting people dead on the street.
Men of the Nigerian Customs Service
Three people have been shot dead by some yet-to-be identified operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday.
The incident reportedly occurred at the Alakuko area of Lagos State.
According to ThisDay, after they had shot three persons dead while chasing some alleged smugglers, the Customs operatives then clashed with some policemen who wanted to arrest them.
It was gathered that the customs officers, who were from the Federal Operation Unit (FOU), were chasing the suspected smugglers conveying rice when they shot at the vehicle, killing three persons.
When alerted, policemen from the Alakuko Division were said to have tried to apprehend the customs officers, who then shot sporadically to scare away the police and other passers-by, who tried to arrest them.
When they successfully evaded arrest, sympathisers and onlookers, were said to have taken to the streets in protest.
However, hoodlums hijacked the protest and started molesting motorists and passersbys, while they smashed some vehicle windows.