Customs officer shoots colleague dead during operation

A Deputy Superintendent of Customs, Tunde Oseni, has shot dead his colleague.
Oseni, it was learnt, accidentally shot dead his colleague during an operation on the Seme-Badagry Expressway in Lagos State on Saturday.
The Public Relations Officer, Federal Operation Unit Zone “A“ of the Nigeria Customs Service, Uche Ejesieme, made this known in a statement on Monday.
Ejesieme said it was a case of “accidental discharge.”
He said eight officers, led by Oseni, were on patrol on the Seme-Badagry Expressway on February 16, 2013 when they intercepted two vehicles loaded with items suspected to be smuggled and prohibited.
He added: “While the officers attempted to apprehend the suspects alongside with the goods, there was stiff resistance by the suspects, which degenerated into a struggle between the officers and the smugglers.
“In the ensuing confusion, a service pistol in the possession of DSC Oseni, the team leader, accidentally discharged and hit Mr. Baba Mohammed, an Assistant Superintendent of Customs.”
Mohammed, who was immediately rushed to Igando General Hospital, was confirmed dead on arrival.
Oseni has been handed over to the police for further investigation.