Nigeria: 15 Burnt to Death in Katsina Auto Crash

18 December 2013

No fewer than fifteen people have been burnt to death as the Nigeria Customs Service shot one commercial vehicle at Barawa village in Batagarawa local council area of Katsina State.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relation Officer, Katsina command, DSP Aminu Abubakar Sadiq said the incident occurred when Nigeria customs shot one driver who was smuggling illegal oil.

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