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NDLEA Raids Lagos Island Drugs Den, Arrest Kingpin, And Six Others

  

A major drug kingpin operating the notorious Patey Lagos Island drug haven, in Lagos State, Mrs. Sherifat Kehinde Lawal, has been arrested along with six other suspects by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The NDLEA operatives also recovered 5,862 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs including Loud and Codeine in the raid which took place on Saturday.

Following credible intelligence and follow-up surveillance on illicit drug dealing in Osho, Gambari, and Beecroft streets, Patey Area of Lagos Island, anti-narcotic officers stormed the Gambari Street base of the drug kingpin where they arrested her and six of her accomplices at 9:30 am Saturday 26th Feb.

Other members of the cartel operating in the axis, however, mobilised hoodlums who attacked the operatives with stones, bottles, and guns in a bid to prevent the officers from arresting other kingpins, taking the suspects, already nabbed, and drug exhibits away.


Desist or Face Consequences

The NDLEA says the agency won’t relent in ridding the country of illicit drugs.

 

The operatives tactically defend themselves and took the suspects and exhibits away. Other suspects in custody with Mrs. Lawal include Ahmed Yisau; Solomon Alape; Olayemi Akinola; Salami Qudus; Bakare Rafiu; Rose Samson; Yusuf Rofiat, and Chukwudi Egon.

In his reaction to the development, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa commended the officers and men of the Lagos Command of the agency for the successful operation. He warned those being used by drug cartels to obstruct or attack anti-narcotic officers in the course of doing their work to desist or face dire consequences.

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