NDLEA Officials Drown Law Graduate inside Lagos River
Category: Lagos News
Residents of Agboyi, Alapere area of Lagos State, have accused officials of the Nationa Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of drowning a 32 year old, Dayo Olasore during a routine raid by the agency on Sunday.
According to a report from Punch Newspaper, NDLEA officials who were on a routine raid came in two unnumbered vans and shot sporadically into the air scaring residents away, during the process the 32 year old man, and graduate of Law, Dapo Olasore fell into the river was refused help by the agency officials.
An eyewitness told Punch that the officials “went to the riverside, where Omopo (Olasore) was about boarding a canoe. As Omopo saw one of them, he wanted to run like other people, but the officers held him. In the struggle to free himself, he fell into the river."
Adding that “A boat operator, who was about to rescue him, was threatened with guns. Omopo raised his hand and asked for help, but they didn’t help him. Immediately the incident happened, the officials fled the community with two suspects."
Another resident, Ayeni Oluwatoyin, also told Punch that one of the suspects taken away by agency was mechanic graduate, who was distributing vests to members of the public towards the celebration of his graduation, he said, “After collecting the vests from him, they (NDLEA men) grabbed him by the neck and hit him. The boy begged them, but they did not let him go."
The boat operator, Dayo Seun, who tried to rescue the victim that drowned, said “I was on the other side of the river when I saw the man fall inside the river. I quickly paddled my canoe to the place he fell into to rescue him, but they pointed their guns at me, and asked me to go back.”
Residents who are set to go on a procession after the body of the victim is recovered said, NDLEA officials and policemen are threats to their residents as they always came in indiscriminately, raiding and arresting innocent people, according to them, NDLEA officials collect between N40, 000 to N45,000 from those they arrest before setting them free.
Punch Newspaper added that they spoke with NDLEA Spokesperson, Mitchell Ofoyelu who confirmed the raid but claimed ignorance of the drowned victim, according to him, the agency had gone on a raid following information they received, he said they arrested two suspects but nobody was drowned.
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