YEWA– The Ogun State House of Assembly Member and Chairman, Committee on Environment, Hon. Wahab Haruna Egungbohun has condemned the indiscriminate shooting of innocent souls in Yewa by men of the Nigeria Customs Service.
The lawmaker express his concerns, when reacting to the incident that left a man identified as Idowu Moses in critical condition after being hit by a stray bullet and was rushed to hospital for medical attention
Idowu Moses was said to be the chairman of Nigerian Association of Panel Beaters , Oja Odan branch
Information has it that Moses and another artisan around his office were hits by stray bullet by one officer identified as Jalo and Officer Abdulahi of the Nigeria Custom Service led operation.
Idowu Moses was allegedly shoot by the Officers while they are trying to chase smugglers in the community at Oja Odan in Yewa South area of Ogun State.
The Lawmaker, representing Ketu Constituency (II) in Yewa North Local Government also hinted that the Nigeria Customs Service is over acting beyond it’s contitutional powers, adding that its duties is not to kill innocent citizens.
Hon. Wahab frowned at the unprofessional act of Nigeria Customs saying that they are only mandated by the law to arrest and arraign smugglers in their pursuit to protect national integrity.
He added that it is not part of their duty to pursue smugglers to the town and start shooting, stressing that innocent souls are most times killed while shooting in the name of chasing smugglers.
Wahab therefore appealed to the Federal and State Government to as a matter of urgency take a look at the way men of the Nigeria Customs discharging their duty, reterating that it’s becoming unbearable for people again as community can no longer continue to be loosing innocent souls in the hands of customs every day.
