It was a disgraceful sight on Monday as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and officers of the Nigeria Police Force in Kogi State engaged in a messy fight.
It became even more disgraceful when the cause of the fight was made known.
The fight started after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) tried to arrest a Police Inspector’s wife for allegedly selling illicit drugs.
Reports obtained on Tuesday morning claimed the Inspector’s wife was caught with a bag of Cannabis Sativa and other illicit drugs.
The Distribution
It happened at the A Division of Police Station in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital.
Multiple sources revealed that the wife of the police inspector was arrested while distributing illicit drugs to some persons at the station from her husband’s car, an ash Volkswagen.
It was during the distribution, that NDLEA operatives swung in and attempted to take her away with the vehicle, but some police officers interfered and stopped their operation.
That interference led to the fight between the two agencies.
“A police Inspector’s wife was arrested by NDLEA yesterday inside A division in Kogi.
“Bags of cannabis sativa, and an ash Volkswagen belonging to her husband were recovered.
The Clash
“However, her husband’s police colleagues clashed with the NDLEA officers until their boss came in,” one of the sources told journalists.
Another source said that the woman’s husband, an Inspector, had parked his car in front of his office while his wife was using the same to distribute the cannabis sativa.
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“However, some policemen tried to stop the NDLEA officers from carrying out their lawful duty until the situation was calmed by the Assistant Commissioner of Police heading the division.
The Big Question
“The woman and her husband’s car containing the bags of weeds and other illicit drugs were later taken to the NDLEA office in Lokoja for further investigation.
“She has so far admitted to the act. The question is, who were her customers inside a police station?” the source queried.
However, the State Police Command has not commented on the said event as of the time of filing this report.
