The Honourable member representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju State Constituency, Hon. Dele Adeola has condemned the gruesome murder of members of his Constituency by men of Nigerian Customs Service NCS.
This was contained in a statement signed and released to ODUDUWA NEWS today as read in part.
“The killing of four people in Iseyin said to have been carried out by some overzealous Customs officers who derailed from their attempt to trail some rice smugglers by invading an innocent shop and carted away some bags of rice.
“The triggered happy Customs officers whose primary duty is to ensure that no life is lost while carrying out their operation started shooting sporadically which eventually led to the death of four people while one other sustained serious injury in Iseyin”.
Adeola in his words said, he condemned Gestapo-like-action of Customs officers whose nefarious deed has become a subject national debate in Nigeria.
“We cannot continue like this, it is inhumane to treat fellow humans like animals. Why would the Customs Officers be shooting sporadically in a town filled with peace-loving people when there was no attempt to engage them in gun duel.
“We must sound a note of warning to the Customs that they are established by laws funded by taxpayers’ money whose lives are being cutshort extraducially by their overzealousness.
“I therefore rise to condemn such act, it is inhumane, callous and barbaric that in this 21st century Customs officers would be shooting sporadically in a city filled with peaceful commoners particularly at a time when the Sallah festive period was still going on”.
Adeola also averred that he was shock that the Customs have been recalcitrant as their excesses seem to be unabated even not later than few weeks that their inhumane treatment of citizens became subject of national discourse owing to their unprofessional conduct while carrying out their operations.
“This is how #EndSARS started and all efforts should be geared towards to forestall a replica of such, for how long shall we condone killings of innocent souls who have already been subjected to twin evils of economic hardship and insecurity.
“It should be recalled that recently a retired Assistant Comptroller General of Customs who is a current serving senator while addressing the overzealousness of Customs this week at the hallowed chamber warned them to refrain from carrying out operations in contrary to 40km away from the border as a limitation to their patrol being part of the laws that established the body.
“It is on this note, I demand that the NCS commence full investigation into the matter to unravel the mystery behind the gruesome murder of innocent souls and ensure that the culprits are brought to book within shortest period of time.
“I pray that Almighty God grant the deceased families fortitude to bear the irrevocable loss”.