Police, NDLEA Clash Over Attempt to Arrest Suspected Dr^g Dealer in Bayelsa

Police officers of the Ekeki Police Division and representatives of the National Dr*g Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) clashed on  Thursday over efforts to apprehend a suspected dr*g dealer.

As the Police and the NDLEA faced off, the altercation created chaos and fear inside the Ekeki Police Division in Yenagoa.

It was learnt that some NDLEA operatives were in the area to arrest a woman suspected to be a dr*g peddler and had even made an entry in the police records before carrying out their assignment.

An Ekeki resident informed a News Agency of Nigeria correspondent that an altercation broke out when the NDLEA squad was carrying out its operation because Ekeki Police Division officers blocked the NDLEA officers.

In the resulting confrontation, several gu^sh¥ts were fired, which scared residents.

NAN sighted two operating vehicles of the NDLEA with deflated tyres by g¥nsh○ts in the process by the police to prevent the NDLEA operatives from taking the suspect away.

When reached, Mr. Howells Obah, the NDLEA spokesman, stated that the agency’s operatives followed standard operating procedure when conducting the raid on the alleged drug dealer.

“Our men went for operation behind Ekeki Police Division. Our man made an entry into the police station as required, but we learnt the suspect was a wife of a Policeman and enjoyed protection.

They sh●t two of our vehicles, and we are trying to see how we can take them out, and we are making efforts to keep the situation from escalating further,” Obah said.