Monday, August 25, 2025 - Two young men lost their lives after drowning in a dam while attempting to evade arrest during a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raid in Kazaure town, Jigawa State.
According to sources available to Zagazola Makama, NDLEA
operatives raided a suspected drug joint in Ganguli, Kazaure, at about 3:00
p.m. on Saturday.
The victims, identified as Garzali Garba, 22, of Tsohon
Kafib Quarters, and Usama Ahmed, 21, of Kanti Quarters, both from Kazaure,
tried to escape by diving into a nearby dam but tragically drowned.
In response, security agencies, including the Police and the
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), were deployed to prevent
unrest.
The NDLEA office in Kazaure was also reinforced, while
community leaders and stakeholders were engaged to calm residents and maintain
peace in the town.
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