JUST IN:

Drug Kingpin Attacks NDLEA Operatives in Lagos

By Abdulrahman Abdulraheem

Some operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have come under attack in the course of effecting the arrest of a suspected drug kingpin.

Top sources in the NDLEA told Economic Confidential that the operatives were at the notorious Pety drug den on Lagos Island to arrest a kingpin of the illicit trade before they were resisted and massively attacked.

According to the sources, it was the notorious drug kingpin who mobilised her men to attack the NDLEA operatives to fend off her arrest.

It is unclear at the time of filing this report if the NDLEA suffererd any serious casualties from the incident.

NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the incident.

Details later.