NDLEA operatives go into hiding after shooting four persons in Lagos raid
Some operatives of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency who allegedly killed four persons at Tapa Street, Lagos Island about two weeks ago are still at large.
The unidentified NDLEA operatives were said to have shot sporadically while on the hunt for suspected drug peddlers on April 17.
A pupil and a security guard of Dolphin High School, Lagos Island were reportedly hit by stray bullets.
The unidentified pupil reportedly died from the injury he sustained, while the school guard, Godwin Nsidieti, lost his left eye to the gunshots.
A witness said at the time of the incident that some youths in the area had attempted to chase the plain-clothed operatives away.
The plain-clothed operatives were said to have hurriedly wore their NDLEA jackets just as they started shooting.
Two other victims, a civil servant and a man said to be a resident of Igunu Street, Nurudeen Animashaun, were also affected.
Nsidieti’s bother said he had been operated on three times.
The Lagos State Police spokesperson, SP Chike Oti, confirmed the shooting, but said the NDLEA operatives were still unidentified.
“We have written to the NDLEA in Lagos to produce the officials that went for that operation for questioning and we are awaiting a response. The two victims are alive and responding to treatment at the Lagos Island General Hospital and LASUTH respectively,” Oti said.
