Smugglers Crushed Two To Death While Running Away From Customs Officials In Ogun

Smugglers Crushed Two To Death While Running Away From Customs Officials In Ogun
Smugglers Crushed Two To Death While Running Away From Customs Officials In Ogun
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Two people met their untimely death on Tuesday at Akinale Village, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State when Customs officials were chasing a bus carrying cartons of smuggled frozen turkey into the country.

The bus driver rammed into the two victims, who were standing by the roadside along Abeokuta- Lagos Expressway.

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The traditional ruler of Akinale, Oba Olufemi Ogunleye, blamed the driver and Customs officials for the tragic incident.

He said,

“Today’s accident is unfortunate and regrettable. It is indiscipline on the side of the driver and also on the side of the Customs officials that caused the incident.

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“They (Customs operatives) were chasing the smugglers but immediately after the accident, they ran away. They didn’t wait.”Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.

He said, “It’s true that the Customs officials were chasing the bus and it somersaulted and killed two people.”

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