NDLEA DISMANTLES ABUJA DRUG BUNKS, ARRESTS 132, RECOVERS 220KG ILLICIT SUBSTANCES. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 NDLEA dismantles Abuja drug bunks, arrests 132, recovers 220kg illicit substances  -Marwa hails operation, vows to sustain crackdown in FCT, other states  In a non-stop two-week offensive action against traffickers and dealers, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have successfully dismantled several drug joints and bunks within and around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja where a total of 132 suspects were arrested and 220 kilograms of assorted illicit substances recovered. The wel-coordinated raids jointly conducted by the Agency's Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) and the FCT Strategic Command from llth to 25th April 2026 were launched to dismantle illicit drug hubs contributing to substance abuse, trafficking, and associated criminal activities in the capital city after weeks of intelligence and surveillance across all identified hotspots. Areas where notorious drug joints were raided, dismantled and suspects...

ABDUCTION/MURDER INCIDENT WITHIN NNEWI AND NNOBI ENVIRONS: CP ITAM ORDERS MANHUNT OPERATION ON THE ASSAILANTS . (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 ABDUCTION/MURDER INCIDENT WITHIN NNEWI AND NNOBI ENVIRONS: CP ITAM ORDERS MANHUNT OPERATION ON THE ASSAILANTS 



_Vows to get justice on the heroic act of the murdered Vigilante Operative and others_


The Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has ordered an immediate manhunt operation on the armed men Operating in a red Highlander jeep, who abducted a citizen in Nnewi by 1:30 pm yesterday 17/6/2024 and were trailed to Nnobi, where they engaged security operatives in a gun battle


During the gun duel, one of the security Operatives was fatally hit by the bullet and due to the indiscriminate shootings by the hoodlums in an attempt to escape the scene, the bullet also fatally struck two innocent passersby in the area. 


The Police Responding Team at the scene recovered the bodies of the victims and took them to the hospital but regrettably, three of the victims including a 22-year-old lady were confirmed dead by the doctors on duty while two others are currently receiving treatment.


The Commissioner condemned the killing in the strongest possible terms and described the killers as cowards who have murdered sleep.  He condoles the families of the deceased and vows to get justice for the heroic act of the murdered Vigilantes Operative and unsuspecting members of the public at the scene. He also call on members of the public especially the eyewitnesses to assist us with information on the ongoing onslaught Operation. 


_Further development shall be communicated, please_


*SP Tochukwu Ikenga*

Police Public Relations Officer,

Anambra State Command.

Awka.


18th June, 2024

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