From Celebration to Detention: Double Wahala As NDLEA Raids Abuja Party Venue, Arrests Organisers, Others
- Venue of a party has been raided by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Abuja
- According to the agency while confirming the reported raid, the party was organised by three ladies
- Meanwhile, a Twitter user present at the event during the time of the arrest claimed that over a hundred individuals were arrested
A party venue have been raided by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have raided a party venue in the Asokoro area of the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the spokesperson for the agency, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the development, some individuals were arrested during the raid, Punch Newspaper reports.
Source: UGC
He disclosed that the party which was organised by three ladies. He did not confirm the number of suspects arrested.
“We arrested some youths holding a hemp party in Abuja. In addition to the party is the launching of a new drink. The party was organised by three ladies. They are in our custody. We will issue a statement on the incident shortly.”
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However, a Twitter user who was present at the event during the time of the arrest revealed that over a hundred individuals were arrested.
The user who tweeted via his personal Twitter account, @Ezioimmauel, said about a hundred of them were arrested.
He tweeted: “(We are) In the police station right now. (I) was at a 4/20 party in Asokoro and they burst it. Asokoro, Abuja. There (are) hundreds of us in custody right now. Everyone’s still accounted for I think.”
Massive shame as policeman is arrested for extorting N50k from NYSC member, his name and photo made public
In an effort to name and shame erring officers the Nigerian police has arrested one ASP Eyitere Joseph who allegedly extorted the sum of N50k from a corps member. ASP Eyitere's photo has been released on Twitter.
He was said to have committed the ugly crime at Ile Iwe, Ejigbo, Lagos state but things got out of hand as someone made a tweet, reporting him to his superiors.
The police through its spokesman, Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said it has warned the DPO under whose command the erring officer serves.
The tweet reads:
"ASP Eyitere Joseph, in connection with this case, has been arrested in Lagos. He is being investigated and queried for further disciplinary actions.
DCP Abba Kyari arrested for allegedly dealing in drug
In a related story, Legit.ng had reported that the police in Nigeria arrested DCP Abba Kyri after he was declared wanted by the NDLEA for alleged drug deals.
The prominent police officer allegedly got involved in drug peddling while he was serving suspension for questionable association with Hushpuppi.
The story of his arrest was greeted with social media outrage with many expressing shock that he could do such.
Source: Legit.ng
