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NDLEA Launches Manhunt For Lekki Drug Dealer Who Crushed Operative To Escape Arrest

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has launched a manhunt for a Lekki, Lagos-based suspected drug dealer, Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode, who is now on the run after driving his luxury car to crush an officer of the agency, in his bid to escape arrest when operatives were on a search of his house last weekend.

The Anti-narcotics officers of the Agency had on Friday, August 18, stormed the residence of the suspected 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 Agency’s Spokesperson, Mr. Femi Babafemi, in a statement yesterday said although the man was not in the house when operatives got into his compound, he however returned while a search of his apartment was ongoing.

That 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, 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 neighbour’s compound and from there he dived out of the vehicle to escape.

Babafemi said 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 in hospital, receiving treatment.

He said, following the unpleasant incident, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brigidier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has directed the deployment of appropriate operational assets of the Agency to smoke out the wanted suspect from his hiding. He also approved adequate medical care for the injured officer so that he can get back on his feet as soon as possible.

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