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The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has asked the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria to approach their jobs with restraints, caution and extreme care.
Governor Ikpeazu gave the caution on Monday while condemning the recent sporadic gun firing at the Power line, Ariaria market in Abia State, South-east Nigeria .
Two persons lost their lives and about eight casualties are receiving treatment at some private hospitals with various degree of bullet wounds.
On Sunday, it was revealed that security operatives attached to the Drug Enforcement Agency, were at the area on a raid of some drug dealers who took to their heels on sighting them.
Commotion started with gun shots fired in the air, as people, traders, passers-by scampered for safety. Some unlucky ones were hit by the stray bullets and died on the spot while other injured persons were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Although the police had denied involvement in the shootout, police spokesman in the State, Onyeke Ezekiel, said that an in-depth investigation had begun to unravel those involved in the manslaughter and mayhem that led to tragic loss of lives.
The NDLEA has accepted shooting in the air, with the Commandant of the NDLEA in Abia State, Bamidele Akingbade, saying that the shots were fired in the air “in a bid for them to escape from the mob action”.
For now, police officers are guarding the Ariaria Area to forestall any attempt by mobs to attack security personnel.
The Police Command said angry miscreants may hinge on the crisis to attack police offices.
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