Video Of A Custom Officer Shooting an UnArmed Civilian Goes viral

On the early hour of Sunday, a video went viral on social media of a custom officer shooting an unarmed civilian. In the video the woman who claimed to be the sister of the victim was heard shouting that a custom officer has shot her brother because of money.

The woman whose identity was unknown was speaking Bini Language and was later translated by twitter users to the effect that; the woman and her brother has just returned from Abroad and was stopped by custom officers who requested the sum of 5000 Naira from her brother and when he refused the custom officer shot her brother at close range.

Warning: this video has images that may cause discomfort.

Can anyone confirm when and where this happened??
Can anyone confirm what the woman is saying and what actually transpired? pic.twitter.com/sbbCPlEmRJ

— Kate Henshaw (@HenshawKate) February 17, 2019

The video was initially uploaded by the famous Nigerian Actress, Kate Henshaw who called on twitter users to confirm the incident and also help to translate the message of the woman in the video. One such translation reads; 'She spoke Bini Language and said the man killed her brother because of money...'

She spoke Bini language and said the man killed her brother because of money. Am so sad, the way customs officers behave along Lagos Benin express way calls for weeping. Are customs men not supposed to be at the border? Why stay on the highway

— Dako Charles (@doncharlo_1) February 17, 2019

The action has drawn the ire of Nigerians as they condemned the custom officer, though, the Authorities are yet to released any reasonable statement as regards this incident the people of the country are hoping that justice is served, while the custom office of Nigeria responded to the video by claiming that the man killed was not a passenger but a friend of the custom officer. This reason has been branded ridiculous by Nigerians who believed that regardless of the status of the man it is not a justification for taking his life. Nigerians has called on the Government not turn a blind eye.

How do you cock your gun and end the life of an innocent citizen in broad daylight just like that? No fear, no conscience, no self-restraint. That's somebody's child. Somebody's joy and happiness. Because you are a Customs Officer. May God have mercy on you and your generation!

— Ohimai Godwin Amaize (@MrFixNigeria) February 17, 2019