Officials of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) say four drug dealers have reportedly drowned in River Niger in Lokoja, Kogi State, in an attempt to evade arrest.
The incident was said to have occurred last Monday evening while the officials moved to arrest the suspects with substances suspected to be cannabis following a tip-off by members of the Adankolo community in Lokoja.
Four of the suspects were said to have run into the river and got caught up by fishermen’s net and were trapped in between the net which eventually killed them.
The locals say they now live in fear of attacks from the hoodlums who have promised to come for revenge.
The Commandant of the NDLEA in the state, Idris Bello, who confirmed the death and arrests of the suspect, said the arrested dealer was being profiled with a view to getting more facts from him.
