Irate youths have set ablaze the National Drugs Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA) office at Kazaure Local Government area in Jigawa State,
injuring one personnel in the process.
The state police command Public Relations Officer, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the incident to DAILY POST in Dutse on Friday.
He explained that the incident happened on Thursday at 1800hrs when
personnel of the NDLEA went on a patrol in Kazaure town beside the river
where youth normally meet for various illicit drugs activities, which
resulted to the death of one person while trying to escape.
He said one Abubakar Lawal, 25, of Shaiskawa Quarters in Kazaure
while trying to escape on sighting the NDLEA personnel, fell into the
river and got drowned.
Jinjiri said in reaction to the death, angry youth attacked and
chased the personnel to the NDLEA office at Kazaure and set it ablaze to
register their anger over the demise of their brother.
He said the fire was quenched by the personnel of fire service, other security agencies and good Samaritans in the area.
He, however, revealed that the situation was calm while monitoring
and reinforcement were deployed at both the police station and NDLEA
office.
Abdu Jinjiri said investigation was still going on to arrest those responsible for the action.
