Some operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and officers of the Ekeki police division in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa, have reportedly clashed over attempts to arrest a suspected drug dealer.
NAN reports that some police officers from the division on Thursday prevented the NDLEA operatives from arresting the suspected drug dealer, a woman, which resulted in an altercation.
The clash was said to have caused panic and pandemonium, as operatives of the two security outfits fired several gunshots, which scared residents.
Howells Obah, the NDLEA spokesperson in Bayelsa, said the operatives of the agency complied with standard operational procedure in carrying out the raid on the suspected drug dealer.
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Obah added that the police shot at two vehicles belonging to NDLEA, noting that efforts were being made to retrieve the vehicles and de-escalate the issue.
“Our men went for operation behind Ekeki Police Division. Our man made an entry in the police station as required, but we learnt the suspect is the wife of a policeman and enjoyed protection,” Obah said.
“They shot two of our vehicles, and we are trying to see how we can take them out, and we are making efforts to keep the situation from escalating further.”
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Musa Mohammed, the Bayelsa police spokesperson, also confirmed the incident, adding that he was on his way to the scene of the incident to ascertain what happened.
“I am going there now to find out what happened,” Mohammed said.
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