The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a female drug kingpin, Mrs. Sherifat Lawal and six other suspects, recovering 5,862 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs including Loud and Codeine in Lagos Island.
This was contained in a statement by NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Saturday in Abuja.
Babafemi said the suspect who was operating the notorious Patey Lagos Island drug haven in Lagos State was arrested on Saturday February 26.
According to Babafemi, operatives followed credible intelligence and follow up surveillance on illicit drug dealing in Osho, Gambari and Beecroft Streets in Patey Area of Lagos Island,
“Anti-narcotic officers stormed the Gambari street base of the drug kingpin where they arrested her and six of her accomplices at 9:30am Saturday, February 16.
“Other members of the cartel operating in the axis, however, mobilised hoodlums who attacked the operatives with stones, bottles and guns.
“This was in a bid to prevent the officers from arresting other kingpins marked for arrest as well as taking the suspects already nabbed and drug exhibits away, ” he said.
Babafemi said the operatives were able to tactically defend themselves, took the suspects and exhibits away.
He mentioned other suspects in custody with Lawal to include Ahmed Yisau; Solomon Alape; Olayemi Akinola; Salami Qudus; Bakare Rafiu; Rose Samson; Yusuf Rofiat, and Chukwudi Egon.
He quoted the NDLEA Chairman, retired, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa as commending the officers and men of the Lagos State Command of the agency for the successful operation.
Marwa warned those being used by drug cartels to obstruct or attack anti-narcotic officers in the course of doing their work to desist or face dire consequences.
-NAN
