(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Armed men, have attacked the Amaekpu office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, in Ohafia Council Area of Abia State, South – East Nigeria.
Commandant of the agency in the State, Mr. Bamidele Akingbade, who confirmed the development to newsmen on Tuesday, said it took place on Monday at about 3 pm, blaming the attack on hoodlums.
The Abia NDLEA boss, disclosed that only a section of the office complex was set on fire by the attackers.
Akingbade, said that the hoodlums target was to free the suspects being detained in the facility.
He stated that “the suspects were relocated out of the facility, in the wake of Monday’s attack at the nearby office of the Independent National Electoral Commission,” he said.
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Published 11 May 2021
Unidentified gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday attacked the Ohafia office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, located at Amaekpu, in Ohafia LGAof Abia state, setting the building ablaze.
This is as the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission located in Amaekpu, Ohafia was attacked last Sunday.
Confirming the incident, the State Commander of NDLEA, Bamidele Akingbade, disclosed that the incident happened around 3 am Tuesday, stating that the office was “partially” razed.
According to him, no suspects were affected as they had earlier been moved out because the location of the office is isolated, adding that no documents were torched as they were inside a fire-prove safe.