{"id":945,"date":"2020-04-07T04:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T04:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=945"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:51:25","slug":"suspected-smugglers-attack-custom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=945","title":{"rendered":"Suspected Smugglers Attack Custom Operatives In Ogun State"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj7ASlahUiVpskmIMw_kj-xTtujdZ4B3BnbJ_5bOeLEIxvQBN3wAW9TdPLRv3dlLITxPQVgKX2W7MXCBHlJLqpUT9xGLNwJSahXCFl1e4BiFTBH9Eg_u7xUbqB8TpqhJCfBHUu3YxQU1nQ\/s1600\/Custom-1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Custom-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Custom-1.png\" alt=\"Suspected Smugglers Attack Custom Operatives In Ogun State - Image 1\" title=\"Suspected Smugglers Attack Custom Operatives In Ogun State - Image 1\" class=\"wp-image-946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Custom-1.png 400w, https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Custom-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nReport says, some suspected smugglers operating in Ogun State have violently attacked operatives of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 command.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThis was disclosed to the newsmen yesterday by Spokesman of the command, Mr. Abdullahi Maiwada.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nHe revealed that the remorseless smugglers&nbsp; attacked the officers while on official duty.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nAccording to him,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cAt 2:13p.m. of Sunday, April 5, officers and men of Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun-1 Command went on information patrol to Anigbobo village in Obada Local Government Area, Ogun State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cThey succeeded in intercepting 35 bags of smuggled rice of 50kg each. On their way out of the area of arrest, some unscrupulous elements suspected to be die-hard smugglers in their numbers shot sporadically at officers.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cEventually, one Inspector of Customs, EI Edeh, was shot on his forehead. The injured officer was immediately rushed to hospital for proper medical attention and is currently responding to treatment.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nHe added:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n&nbsp;\u201cConsequently, the team gallantly responded to the aggression and succeeded in evacuating the afore-mentioned items to government warehouse for safe keeping. Also, investigation is ongoing to track the perpetrators of this barbaric act.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cTo this end, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Agbara Michael, assured members of the public that the renewed hostilities by armed smugglers would not deter the officers and men of the command from discharging their statutory responsibilities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nHe further encouraged law abiding members of the public continue with their legitimate activities, that no matter the antics deployed by smugglers, they will surely meet their defeat.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report says, some suspected smugglers operating in Ogun State have violently attacked operatives of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 command. This was disclosed to the newsmen yesterday by Spokesman of the command, Mr. Abdullahi Maiwada. He revealed that the remorseless smugglers&nbsp; attacked the officers while on official duty. According to him,&nbsp; \u201cAt 2:13p.m. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Suspected Smugglers Attack Custom Operatives In Ogun State - LifestyleGist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=945\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Suspected Smugglers Attack Custom Operatives In Ogun State - LifestyleGist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Report says, some suspected smugglers operating in Ogun State have violently attacked operatives of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 command. 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