Police Begin Probe Teen Wey Die As NDLEA Clash Edo Community

Edo State Police Command don start probe after 16-year-old boy, Emmanuel George, die as NDLEA officers and army personnel clash with community people for Okpuje, Uzeba Community, Owan West LGA. Two other people, Godspower Omage (20) and Ajayi Irobia (54), dey hospital. NDLEA Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, talk say di team enter di community around 2 am on Monday to check drug barons, but dem come under heavy attack, make dem fight back and retreat. One NDLEA officer still get injury from sharp object. Police Commissioner, Monday Agbonika, don visit di community, condole with di bereaved family, meet di injured people for hospital, and promise thorough investigation plus justice for di deceased.

CP Agbonika hold peace talk with community leaders and youths, advise dem make dem no take law enter dia own hand, assure say police dey handle di matter fairly. Dem don deposit di boy body for mortuary and arrange autopsy to confirm di cause of death. Edo Police Command say updates go dey released once dem get credible findings. NDLEA don continue raid different drug spots for Edo, seize cannabis, convict barons, and run sensitisation programmes. For August alone, one conviction don happen, four cases dey charged, and 118 cases still dey ongoing for Federal High Court, Benin City.