Two Customs Officers Arrested After Fatal Shooting in Osogbo

Two officers from the Nigeria Customs Service were arrested by the Osun State Police Command following a fatal shooting during an anti-smuggling operation in the Dada Estate area of Osogbo, Osun State, on Sunday, March 15, 2026. The incident, which claimed the life of an unidentified driver, occurred as the officers pursued vehicles suspected of carrying smuggled foreign-used cars.

According to police reports, the suspects, identified as Kolawole Suuti and Danjuma Samuel, were conducting routine enforcement duties along the Osogbo axis when they began chasing two Toyota Corolla vehicles. The driver of an ash-colored Toyota Corolla with Lagos registration AAA 400 GQ was struck by gunfire during the pursuit and was rushed to the Osun State University Teaching Hospital. A medical doctor there confirmed the man's death upon arrival, and his body was deposited in the hospital morgue pending identification and autopsy. The second vehicle, a white Toyota Corolla registered as GFQ 0982 Texas, was also at the scene.

Police operatives arrived shortly after reports of gunfire and took the two customs officers into custody without resistance. Investigators recovered several items from the...