The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched a manhunt for a notorious Lekki, Lagos-based drug dealer, Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode, who is now on the run after driving over an NDLEA officer in his bid to evade arrest when operatives were on a search of his house last weekend.
Chronicle NG reports that Femi Babafemi, NDLEA PRO, said this on Wednesday in a statement.
Anti-narcotics officers of the agency stormed the residence of the wanted drug dealer located at 2/3 Adetola Ayeni Close, Lekki, Lagos, on Friday, August 18th, for a search and possible arrest following credible intelligence that he was dealing illicit drugs in his house.
Although he was not in the house when operatives got into his compound, he returned while a search of his apartment was ongoing. In a dramatic twist, as soon as he drove into the premises and sighted NDLEA officers, he engaged his car in reverse gear, knocked down one of the officers, and pulled down his gate before plunging the vehicle into the fence of the opposite compound. The force of his car’s speed also pulled down the concrete wall of his neighbour’s compound, and from there he dived out of the vehicle to escape.
A thorough search of his apartment, however, led to the recovery of 10.5 kilogrammes of Loud, while the operative knocked down suffered multiple injuries all over his body and a compound fracture on his two legs, for which he is currently on hospital admission for treatment.
Following the unpleasant development, Chairman/CEO NDLEA, Buba Marwa, has directed the deployment of appropriate operational assets of the agency to smoke out the wanted suspect from his hiding place. He also approved adequate medical care for the injured officer so that he could get back on his feet as soon as possible.
