Wahala don show for Ogun State as Nigeria Customs operatives face serious gbege wey turn bloody for Alapoti bush path! E happen early morning on Saturday, January 31, 2026, when Customs people dey patrol their area, catch 46 bags of foreign parboiled rice wey dem suspect say na smuggled goods.
As dem dey carry the rice enter their official vehicle, like say na movie, mob wey carry weapons come attack dem! Dem come meet wahala wey shock dem, as the mob dey brandish dane guns, stones, bottles, and even charms to overpower the Customs officers. Na so gbege take start, my people!
According to Zakari Chado, wey be the Public Relations Officer for Ogun I Area Command, dem shake body with the attackers for like 30 minutes before dem fit repel dem. But during di fight, wahala don happen as one of the attackers don go meet Baba God, while dem still catch one suspect wey claim say di rice na im own. That one dey under investigation now, make we see how e go play out.
Olukayode Afeni, di Acting Customs Area Controller, no find di attack funny at all. E call am “barbaric” and talk say na assault on di rule of law. E don promise say dem go find all di bad boys wey involved, and dem go face di music. Afeni also tell law-abiding citizens say dem go do everything to protect dem and dey enforce di Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023 well-well!
Di kwee show say dis kind attack no be from ordinary people again. Na serious matter wey dey connect to di anti-smuggling work wey Customs dey do, as dey don catch plenty arms, drugs, and other illegal items. Dis kind gbege fit deter dem from di work wey dem dey do, but na to show say di criminals no go gree rest.
Even as dem dey deal with di smuggling gbege, people wey dey do their business go still feel di heat as Customs dey tighten dem operations. We sabi say change go dey come, and e go better for general security. Na only we go fit break di chain of dis illegal activities for Naija!
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