Police arrest 60 after clash between NDLEA, drug addicts in Kwara

Ilorin – The Kwara Police Command on
Sunday said it arrested 60 suspects
connected with Saturday’s clash between
officers of the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and drug
addicts in Ilorin.



The spokesman of the command, Mr Samuel
Okasanmi, announced this while addressing
newsmen in llorin on Sunday.
He said police had launched a manhunt for
the ring leader of the disturbance.
Three people were feared dead and property
worth millions of naira destroyed when
suspected touts went on rampage in some
areas of Ilorin.
The alleged ringleader of the crisis allegedly
led a gang on a reprisal against some
operatives of the NDLEA.
Okasanmi said the NDLEA operatives were
part of the team that raided marijuana
smokers’ spot at Idi-Ape- Baruba area on
Friday.
He said many houses and motorcycles were
burnt and damaged during the incidence.
The police spokesman said the command
had ordered a thorough probe into the
immediate and remote causes of the
incidence while those found culpable would
be prosecuted.
Residents of the areas are still living in fear.
Many residents who fled their homes are yet
to return as they are taking refuge at different
parts of the town.
Many domestic animals were not spared as
several of them were slaughtered by the
hoodlums during the attack.
There was no presence of policemen or
security operatives in uniform in the affected
area on Sunday when a correspondent
visited the area.
Some of the residents, however, appealed to
the government to provide adequate security
to the residents to avoid a recurrence.