NDLEA Officer Injured as Suspected Drug Dealer Flees Scene in Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has initiated a manhunt for Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode, an alleged drug dealer, who is said to have fled the scene after running over an NDLEA operative in an attempt to evade arrest in the Lekki district of Lagos.

According to Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s media director, in a statement released on Wednesday, the agency has reported that Kayode, who is currently on the run, struck the NDLEA officer during a house search on August 18, 2023.

Babafemi stated that during the search at Kayode’s residence, the NDLEA recovered a substantial amount of 10.5 kilograms of ‘loud’ weed.

“Anti-narcotics officers of the agency had on Friday 18th August stormed the residence of the wanted drug dealer located at 2/3 Adetola Ayeni close, Lekki, Lagos for a search and possible arrest following credible intelligence that he was dealing in illicit drugs in his house,” the statement reads.

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“Although he was not in the house when operatives got into his compound, he, however returned while a search of his apartment was ongoing. “In a dramatic twist, as soon as he drove into the premises and sighted NDLEA officers, he engaged his car in reverse gear, knocked down one of the officers, and pulled down his gate before plunging the vehicle into the fence of the opposite compound.

“The force of his car’s speed also pulled down the concrete wall of his neighbor’s compound, and from there, he dived out of the vehicle to escape. “A thorough search of his apartment, however, led to the recovery of 10.5 kilograms of Loud, while the operative knocked down suffered multiple injuries all over his body and compound fracture on his two legs, for which he is currently on hospital admission for treatment.”

In response to the incident, Buba Marwa, the NDLEA chairman, has ordered the mobilization of appropriate operational resources “to track down the fugitive suspect and bring him to justice.”

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