Customs officer’s killing: Police arrest 30 suspects at Seme

No fewer than 30 persons, including Beninoise, have  been arrested  in connection with the killing of a customs officer at the Seme Border, Babagry on Thursday. The suspects, whose identities could not be ascertained as at press time, were arrested separately by soldiers, customs men and the police after the deceased was killed. Read more

A police source said that the suspects would soon be transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), Panti Street, Yaba, for further investigations and possible prosecution.
Though, normalcy has started returning to the area, palpable tension still pervades the border town, as the Seme Customs command has increased security presence within and around their facilities, particularly their barracks, not too far from the border post.
Two of the trucks that were set ablaze by the mob were still burning as at 1pm yesterday. Most of the traders around the border area have been asked to relocate, while financial institutions around the area have armed mobile men man their entrances.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Umar Mu’azu in charge of Seme  has since summoned  all the traditional rulers in the area during which he urged them to advise their wards on the need to maintain peace.

 By Christopher Oji
Culled from The Sun newspapper