Residents of Agboyi, Alapere area of Lagos State, accused officials of Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of inhuman treatment, when they let a young man drown without making an attempt to save him, during a routine raid.
Agency reacts to allegations of inhuman treatment
The Residents also accused NDLEA officials of collecting N40, 000 to N45,000 from people they arrest.
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According to a report from Punch Newspapers, NDLEA officials who were on a routine raid refused to help a 32 year old man, and graduate of Law, Dapo Olasore who was drowning in a river.
In a statement made to Punch Newspapers, the spokesperson of the agency, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju said “The NDLEA went in search of a notorious drug dealer, named Saheed, following an information on his activities, which has constituted nuisance to people in that neighbourhood."
“Unfortunately, we did not find him as of the time of getting to the place. One Babalola was arrested and he was found with 1.3 kilogrammes of cannabis. During the operation, some people escaped through the river because they knew their activities contravened the NDLEA Act. But we are not aware anybody drowned.”
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