Customs patrol van set ablaze by mob in Kaduna

A patrol van belonging to the Nigeria Customs Service was set ablaze by youths mobilised by car dealers in Kaduna State on Thursday, May 4.

It was gathered that the dealers attempted to prevent a team of customs officials from impounding some vehicles from a car shop. One of the customs drivers attached to the federal operations unit of the service in an attempt to escape from the mob was attacked and his vehicle set ablaze before the arrival of security operatives.

The spokesman of the Nigerian Customs, who spoke to Channels TV said that the owner of the car shop is already in their custody, while investigations to fish out the perpetrators of the attacks have commenced.

Rariya