Tension As Armed Men Open Fire On NDLEA Operatives In Top Southern State
- Some armed men opened fire on the operatives of the NDLEA at Obafemi Awolowo way in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday night
- According to an eyewitness, the operatives of the anti-drugs agency were trying to arrest a truck loaded with Cannabis before the assailants opened fire on them
- However, the intervention of some soldiers in the area made the attackers to run with the driver of the truck and leave the Cannabis loaded truck behind
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Ikeja, Lagos - Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been attacked by some armed men who opened fire on them on Awolowo road in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday night, January 9.
The men of the anti-drug agency were said to be trying to arrest a driver of a truck that was loaded with several bags of Cannabis, Vanguard reported.
Source: Twitter
Why did gunmen attack NDLEA officials in Lagos?
According to the source, the attackers were suspected to be yet-to-be-identified security agencies, they reportedly smatched one of the operational vehicles of the anti-drug agency.
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The source disclosed that the intervention of some military men prevented the attack from generating a bloodbath as the attackers fled the scene with the driver while they abandoned the truck.
Latest about NDLEA, Buba Marwa, Lagos
In November last year, the chairman of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), lamented that drug barons are killing the operatives of the agency to frustrate the efforts of the anti-narcotic agency in the fight against drugs in the country.
Marwa made the disclosure while defending the 2022 budget performance and 2023 proposal of the agency before the committee of the house of representatives.
He then advocated for the establishment of barracks for the NDLEA to save the lives of its operatives.
NDLEA declares popular Lagos socialite, Adekaz, wanted
Legit.ng earlier reported that the NDLEA has declared the popular Lagos socialite and owner of Adekaz Hotels, Ademola Afolabi Kazeem, popular as Adekaz wanted.
The anti-drug agency alleged that Adekaz is a drug warlord who sponsored some traffickers that were recently arrested while trying to transport some cocaine to Dubai.
The agency said it obtained a court order to some of his properties in Lagos and Ibadan, as well as blocked his bank account.
Source: Legit.ng
