The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched a nationwide manhunt for a Lagos-based notorious drug dealer, Sowunmi Ayodeji-Kayode, who allegedly ran over an operative of the agency with his luxury car in his bid to escape detention. This was made known in a statement released on Wednesday by the NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, stating that the suspect’s residence located at 2/3 Adetola Ayeni Close, Lekki, Lagos State was raided by the Agency, following credible intelligence he was dealing in illicit drugs.
The statement further disclosed, “Although he was not in the house when operatives got into his compound, he however 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 neighbor’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 kilograms of Loud, while the operative knocked down suffered multiple injuries all over his body and compound fracture on his two legs, for which he is currently on hospital admission for treatment.”
According to the statement, the Chairman of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd.) has ordered for the immediate deployment of appropriate operational assets of the Agency in order to apprehend the wanted drug dealer, adding that adequate medical care has also been approved for the injured operative to assist in his recovery.
Members of the public are urged to report any useful information about the suspect's whereabouts to any of the Agency's Commands nationwide, via toll-free helpline 080010203040 or any of NDLEA's verified social media pages.
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