Passengers Beat Up Custom Officer Who Shot Dead A Traveller For Allegedly Carrying Bale Clothings.

There have been conflicting account from various quarters as to what actually happened along shagamu expressway. From the video which has now gone viral, a lady is seen crying over the death of her supposed brother. Obviously the custom officers stopped them, arguments ensued, he cocked his gun and boom! A man has been killed.

Here's how the real incident occurred according to a message shared online.

It read;

Yes…they killed him there and his colleague was seriously injured….a friend was at d scene…..and he said that the man just cocked d gun unknownly to him it triggered off and unfortunately it met that guy….he said d custom man struggled to rush the guy to hospital but they did not allow him….he said cus of the argument that was already on ground d crowd refuse to believe him when he was bleeding that it was a mistake….they burnt him alife before the security arrived….it is really a pity….very very pathetic…I pitied the custom officer but he should have let them go when he saw they were not ready to cooperate….may their souls rest in peace Amen.

Below is an account and statement from the Nigerian Customs through it Public Relations Officer, DC Joseph Attah.

PRESS STATEMENT

The attention of Nigeria Customs Service has been drawn to a disturbing video going viral with conflicting narratives.
While it is painful and totally unnecessary to loose life in anti-smuggling operations, today at Shagamu interchange along Ijebu Ode, attempt to obstruct lawful performance of duty by passengers of a commercial bus (a white Toyota Hiace) suspected to be carrying bales of used clothing led to the death of a young man (Godwin) and serious injury of a Customs Officer, ASC1, Destiny Onebamho.
Contrary to some narratives, the young man was not a passenger of the bus but a good citizen who always come to fetch water for Customs Patrol men anytime they return to the base.
Preliminary finding indicate that it was during the skirmishes and struggle to disarm the Officer that the riffle discharged and hit the friend of the Customs (Godwin) who lost his life. The Service is already in touch with the bereaved family.
Sadly, it should be noted that while attention shifted to the dead and the wounded, the passengers who filmed with inciting commentaries boarded their vehicle and left, leaving the wrong impression that it was one of them that was killed.
While the wounded Officer is under intensive care at the hospital, the patrol team has been recalled to the office for further investigation.

DC Joseph Attah
Public Relations Officer
For: Comptroller-General of Customs

Which of these accounts do we believe?