Monday, February 17, 2025 - An official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) identified as Aliyu Imran has been mobbed in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Imran, an Assistant Superintendent of
Narcotic 1, was burn+ al!ve by an angry mob in the Gadan-Gayan area of Igabi
LGA after a vehicle allegedly being pursued by the deceased and some of his
colleagues were involved in an accident that claimed lives.
"The officer and his colleagues were
pursuing a suspected drug dealer when the suspect, in an attempt to escape,
reversed his vehicle, k!lling at least three people on the spot," a source
said according to Sahara reported.
Imran was said to have made an attempt to
calm the situation when he was attacked by an enraged mob.
He was said to have been st@bbed while the
Officer in Charge (OC) called for backup.
The source said a brave police officer
rushed him to a nearby hospital, but the mob later stormed the facility,
dragged him out and set him on fire.
His grieving family has accused the NDLEA
of failing to issue a statement or reach out to them for condolences or
compensation.
The source said, “It happened that on
Friday (Feb. 14) some NDLEA officers went for an operation at Gadan-Gayan. They
are covering it up. This is our agency. Do you know what they normally do? If
accidents like this happen and an officer is involved or an officer loses his
life, instead of them to compensate the family, the NDLEA will try to cover it
up so that they will not give the deceased family the compensation.
“Some officers were on patrol and suspect
reversed and started driving away from the officers on patrol.
“So the officers took their own car and
followed the car that was trying to get away from them. So in that process, the
car they were chasing had an accident, and k!lled four people.
“So when our officers reached there, one of
them Aliyu Imran came down to try and calm the situation. Then people started
to attack him. Even me, I’ve been involved in that kind of situation
before.
“Normally, the moment you see the place is
starting to get tense, you leave immediately.
“So when he came down to try to calm the
situation down, the OC (Officer-in-Charge), the person that led the operation,
started saying, okay. You guys should inbox. Like, let’s go. When you say
inbox, it means you should enter car – let’s leave.
“So, in the process, they left Aliyu Imran
in that place. So those guys, they st@bbed him. After st@bbing him, one police
officer there took him on his bike to one hospital close to that place for
treatment,” the source said.
He said the mob followed the policemen to the hospital, dragged out the
NDLEA officer and burnt him al!ve.
He continued, “Do you know what’s heartbreaking? He just got married
last December. His wife fainted as they were burying him yesterday (Saturday,
Feb. 15).
“Aliyu had stepped out of the vehicle to calm the situation, but the
crowd turned hostile. I understand how these things escalate—I’ve been in
similar mob situations during operations. Once tensions rise, the best thing to
do is leave immediately.
“In the chaos, they left Aliyu Imran behind. The mob attacked him,
st@bbing him repeatedly.
While confirming the tragic incident, a spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi
Babafemi, denied the allegation that the agency does not care about officials
who d!e in the line of duty.
“As I speak with you, a delegation from the headquarters—led by the
agency’s director of operations and general investigations—is already in Kaduna
to meet with the family. Additionally, another commander had earlier been
dispatched by the chairman. So, there’s no truth to the claim that the family
has been abandoned
“To further demonstrate how seriously the agency is taking this matter,
the management has suspended the commander involved. Do you understand?”
“This is an ongoing investigation. The matter is being thoroughly looked
into, and the agency remains in close contact with the family. We are working
diligently to uncover the circumstances surrounding the incident,” he was
quoted to have said.
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