The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were on Thursday night shot by the suspected drug dealer during a raid in the Jahi area of Abuja.
The NDLEA operatives stormed an uncompleted building within NNPC area of Jahi, based on credible intelligence targeting a notorious drug hub.
According to the source, the officers were said to have been ambushed by armed men suspected to be linked to the drug cartel as they were exiting the scene.
A statement released on Friday by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, “the attackers opened fire on the operatives, hitting one officer in the rib, another in the back, and a third in the leg.
The injured personnel were initially taken to the Police Clinic in Garki Area 1 before being transferred to the National Hospital, Abuja, for specialised treatment.
Babafemi said the agency’s Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), who was in Kano on official assignment, personally spoke with the wounded officers and assured them of the agency’s full support.
“ The NDLEA Boss also reached out to the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital and commended them for handling the officers’ treatment. Marwa promised to collaborate with other security outfits to track down and bring the attackers to justice,” Babafemi said.
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