BY ADEYEMI AKANJI, BAUCHI – The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Bauchi State command, has declared an unknown person wanted for allegedly stabbing one of its operatives to death.
The picture of the unknown person was published by the NDLEA on various social media platforms.
It was gathered that the late NDLEA operative was stabbed in the stomach on Tuesday while on official duty with others at Anguwan Zango in Tilden Fulani, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
A resident of the area who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, explained that the incident occurred at about 11:00am in the area.
The resident said; “The NDLEA officials had stormed the Zango area of Tilden Fulani where boys used to indulge in smoking weeds and taking other dangerous drugs”.
He added that though he was not at the scene, he was told that the NDLEA operatives arrested one of the boys and were trying to drag him into their vehicle while other boys fought back.
The resident who spoke via phone, said that it was in the process of trying to resist arrest and free the arrested suspect that one of the boys used a sharp object to stab the NDLEA personnel.
He also said that seeing what happened, the boys took to their heels and escaped leaving the NDLEA officials at the scene trying to save the life of the stabbed operative.
An official of the NDLEA at the Command headquarters in Bauchi confirmed the incident, but declined to give further information.
Confirming the incident vide a WhatsApp chat, when contacted, he simply responded, “Yes, it’s true”.
