A Nigerian man, Abdulwasiu Salawudeen, has been arrested over the death of Aminu Abdullahi, a customs officer in Kebbi.
Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, the Command’s comptroller mister Ben Oramalugo, described the incident as sad, noting that the suspect has been taken into custody further investigations.
On how he died: Ben said Abdullahi was killed by a speed vehicle that rammed into him while in the line of duty along Tamac road in Yauri local government area of Kebbi state.
Aminu was rushed to Yauri General hospital for treatment and was later transferred to Wammako orthopedic hospital for proper medical attention.
“He died while responding to treatment”, Ben said.
Confirming the incident, ASC Mubarak Mustapha, the Spokesperson of the Service, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday in Birnin Kebbi.
Mustapha said: “The NSC, Kebbi Area Command, has commiserated with the family of one officer, Aminu Abdullahi, who was killed by a suspected car smuggler in the line of duty.
“The incident took place on July 13, at about 4:00 am, when a 2015 Toyota Corolla model with chassis no: 2TBURHE3FC456204 rammed into the victim along Tamac Road, Yauri Local Government Area of the state”.
Mustapha said the officer was rushed to General Hospital, Yauri, for immediate medical attention, after receiving proper first aid.
He added, “He was later transferred to Wamakko Orthopaedic Hospital in Wamakko LGA of Sokoto State.
“Unfortunately, he gave up the ghost this morning after responding to treatment during the night.”
In another development, NCS has equally, reintroduced parade at the Command’s headquarters in Birnin Kebbi to boost unity and morale of the officers and men of the service.
Speaking during the parade, Ben said that the essence of the parade was to instill discipline, encourage officers in their duties of revenue generation, suppression of smuggling and foster civil relationship between the customs and people of their host community and to as well facilitate lawful trade and security in Kebbi state.
