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Lekki Drug Dealer Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode Who Crushed NDLEA Officer on The Run

Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode – the alleged notorious drug dealer who crushed an officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is now on the run.

ENigeria Newspaper reports that the NDLEA launched a manhunt for Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode whom the agency said is a notorious drug dealer, after crushed an officer of the agency upon sighting NDLEA officers already searching his house located at Number 2/3 Adetola Ayeni close, Lekki.

A statement from the agency sighted by ENigeria Newspaper read that he engaged his car in reverse gear, knocked down one of the officers, and pulled down the gate to his house before plunging the vehicle into the fence of the opposite compound.
The force of his car’s speed was said to have also pulled down the concrete wall of his neighbour’s compound and from there he dived out of the vehicle to escape.”

Spokesperson of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi says, “Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode, is now on the run after driving his luxury car to crush an NDLEA officer in his bid to escape arrest when operatives were on a search of his house last weekend”.

Babafemi’s statement says, “The anti-narcotics officers of the Agency had on Friday, August 18 stormed the residence of the wanted drug dealer located at Number 2/3 Adetola Ayeni close, Lekki, Lagos for a search and possible arrest following credible intelligence that he was dealing in illicit drugs in his house.

Lekki Drug Dealer Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode Who Crushed NDLEA Officer on The RunLekki Drug Dealer Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode Who Crushed NDLEA Officer on The Run
NDLEA-Officers

‘’Although he was not in the house when operatives got into his compound, he however returned while a search of his apartment was ongoing. In a dramatic twist, as soon as he drove into the premises and sighted NDLEA officers, he engaged his car in reverse gear, knocked down one of the officers, and pulled down his gate before plunging the vehicle into the fence of the opposite compound. The force of his car’s speed also pulled down the concrete wall of his neighbour’s compound and from there he dived out of the vehicle to escape.”

Babafemi further said a thorough search of his apartment however led to the recovery of 10.5 kilograms of Loud, while the operative was knocked down suffered multiple injuries all over his body and compound fracture on his two legs, for which he is currently on hospital admission for treatment.

‘’Following the unpleasant development, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has directed the deployment of appropriate operational assets of the Agency to smoke out the wanted suspect from his hiding. He also approved adequate medical care for the injured officer so that he can get back on his feet as soon as possible.” Babafemi’s statement concluded

Aminu Abubakar

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