‘Arms smugglers’ kill customs ‘camp boy’ in Nigeria-Benin border, disappear into Kainji forest
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Summary: Popularly known as “camp boys”, the Customs errand boys are unofficially engaged by officers at border areas and ports, a practice that the Customs Service deemed as a threat to national security.
Arms smugglers have killed a Nigerian Customs errand boy around Babana, a Niger State village along the border with Benin Republic.
After gunning down the boy, the arms smugglers drove into the Kainji National Park, raising suspicion they were on a mission to supply weapons to Ansaru terrorists operating between North-central Nigeria and northern Benin.
Popularly known as “camp boys”, customs errand boys are unofficially engaged by officers at bord
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