Gunmen kill Customs officials, injure 4 in Bauchi

Gunmen yesterday ambushed Customs officials between Sade and Lanzai town in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State along the Bauchi -Damaturu road.

Sources said the hoodlums attacked the operatives while returning from an official assignment in Geidam in Yobe State.

They said the hoodlums shot one of the operatives dead and burnt the other alongside two vehicles.

When contacted, the state Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Samuel Ja’afar Gulak, said their officers have been to the hospital to see the victims, adding that after investigation, they will brief the press.