Two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, Kebbi State Command were killed in the early hours of Thursday.
The deceased, Abdullahi Mohammed, Customs Assistant II, and A. K. Shehu, an Inspector, were killed while on patrol at Dakingari-Koko road area of the state.
Their killers also went away with one of the deceased’s AK-47.
The spokesman of the command, Mustapha Mubarak, said eight of their officers were on patrol duty along Dakingari-Koko road when they were attacked.
“We are still investigating the circumstances surrounding their death. No one knows what killed them yet,” he said.
Kebbi State Governor, Nasiru Idris, expressed concern over the killing of two customs officers.
Represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Yakubu Bala-Tafida at the funeral prayer held for the deceased in Birnin Kebbi, the Governor promised to provide “temporary support” to the families of the fallen officers.
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