The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) stated it has released a manhunt for a Lekki-primarily based totally infamous drug supplier, Sowunmi Ayodeji.

Sowunmi, is stated to be at the run after using his luxurious automobile to overwhelm an NDLEA officer in his bid to break out arrest while operatives had been on a seek of his residence final weekend.

The spokesman of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi in a announcement on Wednesday stated anti-narcotics officials of the corporation had closing Friday stormed the house of the desired drug supplier placed at 2/three Adetola Ayeni close, Lekki, Lagos for a seek and feasible arrest following credible intelligence that he became dealing in illicit tablets in his residence.

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Babafemi stated even though Sowunmi changed into now no longer withinside the residence while operatives were given into his compound, he but again at the same time as a seek of his condominium turned into ongoing, and in a dramatic twist, as quickly as he drove into the premises and sighted NDLEA officials, he engaged his vehicle in opposite gear, knocked down one of the officials, pulled down his gate earlier than plunging the automobile into the fence of the other compound. The pressure of his vehicle’s velocity additionally pulled down the concrete wall of his neighbour’s compound and from there he dived out of the automobile to get away.

The spokesman found out that an intensive seek of Sowunmi’s condo but brought about the restoration of 10.five kilogrammes of Loud, at the same time as the operative knocked down suffered more than one accidents throughout his frame and compound fracture on his legs, for which he’s presently on health center admission for treatment.

Meanwhile, following the unsightly development, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) has directed the deployment of suitable operational belongings of the business enterprise to smoke out the desired suspect from his hiding.

Marwa, consistent with the spokesman, additionally accredited good enough clinical take care of the injured officer in order that he can get again on his ft as quickly as viable.