At Least Four People Dead As Custom Officers And Smugglers Clash In Oyo

No fever than four people were reportedly shot dead in Iseyin, a town in Oyo State, during a clash between some Customs officers and smugglers known to residents as Fayawo.

DAILY POST reports that the incident occurred Thursday afternoon when some residents were still celebrating the Eld-Fitri festival.

Sources informed that the four people died as a result of gunshots they sustained when the customs officers were engaging the smugglers.

It was learnt that the customs officers started shooting after intercepting smuggled goods coming through the borders.

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