Three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, were hospitalized after sustaining gunshot injuries during a raid operation in the Jahi area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Thursday night.
TheNewsGuru reports that the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi via a statement on social media disclosed that the operatives came under attack from armed men shortly after conducting a successful raid on an uncompleted building in the NNPC area of Jahi.
According to the statement, the NDLEA team stormed the location and recovered illicit substances, including 74 bottles of codeine, 10 litres of codeine syrup, 48 grams of tramadol (225mg), 4.9 kilograms of skunk (a potent strain of cannabis), and five Android phones after acting on intelligence and surveillance reports.
However, as the team were exiting the building, they were ambushed by gunmen who opened fire on them. Three officers were shot—one in the rib, while the other two sustained injuries to their back and leg.
Three of the NDLEA personnel involved in the raid sustained gunshot injuries: one in the rib and two others on their back and leg.
The wounded officers were initially stabilized at the Police Clinic in Garki Area 1 before they were transferred to the National Hospital Abuja for further medical attention.
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) expressed appreciation to the staff of the Police Clinic for their prompt support. He also thanked the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital who was personally reached by him for overseeing the treatment of the wounded officers.
The NDLEA boss who is in Kano on official engagements also spoke on phone with the injured officers to wish them quick recovery. He assured them that the Agency will deploy every means at its disposal and work in collaboration with other security agencies to fish out those responsible for the attack on them.
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