The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested four suspects in connection with 2,025 pieces of improvised explosive devices (IED) materials intercepted in a Toyota hummer bus marked AGL 905 XX along Agaie-Lapai road, Niger State.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement he issued in Abuja on Sunday.
He said “While the duo of Abdulrauf Shitu Adeyemi, 46, and Asmiyu Rahim, 45, conveying the IED materials were arrested on the spot, follow up operations led to the arrest of Husaini Abdullahi, 25, at Sokoto main market, and Nazifi Abdullahi, 37, at Naibawa Motor Park, Kano on Friday 17th May.
According to the statement, the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, retired Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa has directed that all four suspects and the explosive materials be transferred to the appropriate security agency for further investigation.
Marwa commended the officers for their outstanding feats in the past week, adding that the efforts have further affirmed the cardinal role of NDLEA in the security architecture of the country.
