Three officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency were killed on Sunday in Sabo Owode, Yewa South Local Government Area, Ogun State.
It was gathered that the NDLEA officials were in the area to arrest some suspected drug dealers when the incident happened.
Some eyewitnesses, who pleaded anonymity for security reasons, explained to one of our correspondents that the dealers sighted the NDLEA officials and engaged them in a shootout.
He said the combat left three officials dead, while an unspecified number of the suspected dealers were also killed.
The witness said, “The suspected drug dealers in the Sabo area of Owode, Ogun State, confronted the NDLEA officials when they wanted to arrest them.
“A shootout occurred and casualties were recorded on both sides.”
The state commander of the NDLEA, Bala Fagge, confirmed the incident, adding that the entire command was mourning the men.
He said, “But we have the main suspect in our custody and he will be charged to court soon. There is another officer that sustained injury who is currently recuperating at the hospital.”
The national spokesman for the NDLEA, Michelle Ofoyeju, explained that the men were killed during the arrest of a drug dealer.
He said, “The three officials were killed in a mob attack while on official assignment in Owode, Ogun State. The incident occurred during the arrest of a notorious cannabis dealer, Azeez Babatunde.
“The officials - Bolaji Owolodun, Rabiu Usman Kazaure and Ishaku Joshua - were confirmed dead after the attack.”
The Chairman of the agency, Ahmadu Giade, said the perpetrators of the attack would be brought to justice.
He said, “The agency will leave no stone unturned until the perpetrators are arrested and dealt with in accordance with the laws of the country.
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