The Kebbi State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) revealed on Saturday that some hoodlums attacked its office in Yauri Local Government Area of the state, News About Nigeria reports.
The spokesman for the command, Mohammed Salisu, revealed in a statement on Saturday that the incident happened on Thursday.
According to him, the hoodlums injured an officer during the attack and some properties of the NCS were also damaged in the process.
Salisu also explained that the hoodlums attacked their office after officers intercepted some smuggled items in the area.
The statement partly reads, “During the late hours of Thursday, March 21, 2024, at about 2310 hours, the combined team of Yauri outstation and surveillance were informed of a suspected smuggling activity at Yauri Waterside. Upon arriving at the scene, 41 bags of foreign parboiled rice were seized, secured, and taken to the outstation. Afterwards, a mob attack was launched by the aggrieved smugglers by way of mobilising hoodlums to attack the outpost.
“Upon sighting the mob, the management contacted the command and other sister agencies for reinforcement, which helped in containing the situation. Amid the attack, the OIC sustained a hand injury; 1 AK-47 rifle was carted away but retrieved shortly; and 29 out of 41 bags of the seized rice were taken away by the attackers.”
The NCS Kebbi spokesperson further listed items destroyed in the attack, including the OIC personal vehicle, the outstation air conditioner, chairs, tables, windows, doors, and other essentials put in place to support the operations of the outstation.
