By Suleiman Anyalewechi
Two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, have been killed by suspected Lakurawa terrorist elements in Kebbi State.
The operatives were killed during an attack on a security check point in Gendene Community, Bagudu Local Council, in the wee hours of Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
The terrorists were said to have struck at about 3.00 am, opening fire on the officers on duty.
According to local witness accounts, the terrorists set one of the victims on fire, and watched him burn to death.
Similarly, the attackers also razed operational vehicles belonging to the Service before departing the scene.
“The attackers came in the early hours of Wednesday, and launched the attack unexpectedly.
“One of the officers was trapped in the fire after the terrorists set the make-shift structure he was sleeping on fire”, a local witness volunteered.
Confirming the unfortunate incident, the Comptroller-General of Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, described it as deeply painful.
Adeniyi, who spoke in Ilorin while delivering a keynote at the fourth biennial international conference organized by the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, of the University of Ilorin informed that the slain officers- Assistant Superintendent of Customs, ASC Bamigboye, and Deputy Superintendent of Customs, DSC Dom, were killed during a counter-offensive operation against the terrorists.
“This morning, two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service paid the supreme sacrifice while warding off threats from Lakurawa terrorists in Kebbi state”, Adeniyi stated .
He said that the Service remains a critical factor in the fight against insecurity particularly in the border communities, in collaboration with the military.”, he added.
He emphasized that he could have shelved his trip to Ilorin if he had received the news of the tragic incident before leaving for Ilorin.
This was as he assured that the death of the officers rather than weaken the fight against criminal networks, will spur the Service into upscaling the campaign.
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