Six people have now been confirmed dead and over 20 others injured after a Hilux van of the Nigeria Customs Service rammed into a people by a roadside in Jibia town of Katsina State early Monday morning.

Jibia is on the Nigerian border with Niger Republic and many of its residents engage in cross-border trades.

Multiple sources in the town who spoke to online portal PREMIUM TIMES said the accident occurred while some customers officers were pursuing a J5 Peugeot bus they suspected was involved in rice smuggling, but the police disputes these accounts.

Usman Umar has the details.