Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, said his dministrstion is considering instituting legal action against Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) over its recurring killings of citizens through reckless driving.
This followed the killing of eight innocent people that were ran over by the driver of patrol vehicle of the Nigerian Customs Service in Jibia LGA of the State on Monday.
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The governor who spoke in statement by his spokesman, Abdu Labaran, warned that, henceforth, government will not condone any more of such incidents again.
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“Government would not fold its arm while law abiding citizens are killed with impunity by reckless government agents who are supposed to protect them.
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“Government was considering instituting legal action against the Nigerian Customs Service so that it may serve as a deterrent against future occurrence of these fatal incidents, which have assumed a frightening regularity in the state,” said the statement.
The governor also extends his sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and those who sustained injuries.
