An officer with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) was shot dead on Tuesday when gunmen attacked the head office of the anti-narcotics agency iocated along Enugu-Abakaliki Road, Ebonyi State.
Also killed during the bloody attack which happened around 2 AM on Tuesday, was a patient who was undergoing rehabilitation at the agency’s rehabilitation centre.
According to a report by the Leadership, two of the assailants were also killed by security operatives that engaged the invaders.
Confirming the incident to the Newspaper, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Loveth Odah, said “one of the officers and a patient” were killed.
The assailants were repelled by the military and the police, she added.
She also noted that two of the assailants were killed while some others escaped with gunshot injuries.
“Unfortunately, one of the officers and a patient undergoing rehabilitation at the agency’s rehabilitation centre was also killed,” she said.
She added that security agencies were still combing the bushes around the area in search of the injured gunmen who escaped.
Some of the items recovered from the gunmen include 140 rounds of K2 ammunition, 36 rounds of GPMG live ammunition, 30 rounds of AK 47 rounds of ammunition, an SUV, motorcycles, military and police uniforms, and charms, according to the police spokesperson.
