Some irate youths of Bayelsa State have reportedly inflicted severe injuries on four officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in search of some drug peddlers in the state. The four NDLEA operatives were said to have stormed Oruma community in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state for the operations when the angry youths swooped on them and manhandled them. The operatives are said to be receiving treatment in a hospital in Yenagoa, the state capital. ..Read Full Article
It was gathered that the pandemonium which led to a near loss of life situation occurred in the community in Ogbia LGA when men of NDLEA stormed the community with the intention to arrest some suspected drug dealers.
It was also learnt that when the community tried to resist the arrest, the situation led to a clash with the operatives resulting in the brutal attacks and destruction of the commission’s operational vehicles.
Community sources claimed that the men of NDLEA stormed the area on Wednesday evening to arrest some locals whom the drug enforcement body alleged to be involved in drug related crimes.
According to a source, who craved anonymity, while the officials were trying to arrest the accused persons, the youths resisted and immediately the NDLEA personnel opened fire which led to the injury of four persons in the community.
The injured persons are said to be currently receiving treatment in a hospital in Yenagoa.
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He said the NDLEA had refused to allow anyone from the community to visit the victims in the hospital thereby threatening to arrest anyone from the Oruma community who tries to visit.
Youth President of Oruma community, Mr. Joshua Inebika-emi, said the youths in the community only requested to know why the accused was arrested without any form of notice from the community leaders.
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He said four of their youths were critically injured and placed under arrest.
He claimed that the law enforcement body took them to Yenagoa for treatment in a hospital, without allowing their relatives to visit them.
He explained that the Oruma community had over the years condemned drug dealers that there is law in the community not allowing anyone to smoke let alone talk of hard drugs, describing the act as unprofessional and barbaric.
Inebika-emi called on the state commander NDLEA and the Bayelsa State government to intervene, saying that they would not want to take laws into their hands because Oruma represents peace.
When contacted, spokesman for the NDLEA in the state, Mr Daniel Obah, confirmed the incident.
He said the officials, who were critically injured, were still in the hospital receiving treatments……Read Full Article