'It all lasted like a normal argument between a man and a customs officer at Oke Rori, here in Ayetoro.'
and residents of Ayetoro, Yewa North Local Government area of Ogun State engaged in a violent clash.
A witness, Razak Adeyemi, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES explained that trouble started after a heated argument ensued between a customs officer and a resident suspected to be a smuggler.He added that about an hour later, four fully loaded customs Hilux vehicles stormed the community, with the officers shooting continuously in the air.
“About an hour time, four Hilux, with fully armed customs officers entered our community and they started shooting anyhow in the air. After several attempts to stop them became fruitless, the youths in the area then faced them and they started shooting at the people.” “If you see the way they were shooting, it was like a war zone, like they have been told to kill us all. If not because many of our youths are ‘fortified’ many would have been dead by now.
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