According to a post by TV3 on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, reliable sources say the clash began when police officers refused to let Customs inspect the contents of a truck en route to neighboring Togo.
Customs suspected the truck was carrying smuggled cocoa beans and insisted on investigating, leading to a heated standoff.
The situation escalated into an exchange of gunfire between the two state security agencies, which was only brought under control when soldiers intervened.