A personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Chief Narcotic Agent Sadiq Bako Mujahid, has lost his life during a raid by operatives of the agency on a notorious drug enclave known as Ama Hausa in Bonny Island, Rivers State. During the raid, six suspects were arrested and a significant cache of illicit substances, including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, skunk, and tramadol, was recovered. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, said Mujahid lost his life as a result of severe head injuries sustained when the drug dealers mobilised armed hoodlums to attack operatives during the raid. Babafemi said that despite the violent attack, the NDLEA operatives were able to apprehend all six targets of the raid, including the gang leader, Genesis George Benson, who is responsible for the death of the NDLEA operative. Even after the cowardly attack on Mujahid, our operatives ensured that the assailants were overpowered and arrested, and their illicit substances confiscated.

Source: The Guardian February 10, 2026 21:15 UTC