Officers of the Nigeria Police have arrested seven officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over the death of one Patience Oni at Forte Oil Filling Station near the popular Badagry Roundabout in Lagos State.

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Badagry Police Station, Samson Akhiromen told newsmen that the Customs officials were arrested for indiscriminately shooting and killing of innocent people.

According to Akhiromen, the customs officers, under the code name Anti-Flying were raiding an illegal rice depot near a filling station around 12 noon on Tuesday when they started shooting.

“They started shooting indiscriminately to scare away traders and residents from the area. During the shooting, the bullets from one of the officers hit two people, one died immediately while the other one is receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.

“The husband of the woman killed is a police inspector serving in Area K Police Station, Morogbo,” Akhiromen said.

Akhiromen further disclosed that with the help of his team, they were able to arrest the officers when the situation appeared to be getting out of hand.

He added that the arrested officers had been handed over to the criminal and investigation department, Panti, Lagos for further investigation and possible prosecution.