Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized substance suspected to be illicit drugs at the Eleko beach road in Lekki area of Lagos.
This was however after a 30-minute gun fight with armed men who were escorting the consignment loaded in two long trucks, this is according to the Agency spokesperson, Femi Babafemi.
According to him the, NDLEA operatives had laid ambush for the traffickers along the Eleko beach road in Lekki and at about 4:51a.m on Thursday May 4, 2023.
He said two long trucks conveying the illicit consignments were flagged down but rather than stopping, the trucks escorted by armed men sped off, as a result of which there was an exchange of gunfire.
