Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a notorious drug enclave known as Ama Hausa in Bonny Island, Rivers State, arresting six suspects and recovering cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, skunk and tramadol.

The operation, carried out on February 6, 2026, turned violent when suspected drug dealers allegedly mobilised armed hoodlums to resist arrest, leading to the death of a Chief Narcotic Agent, Sadiq Bako Mujahid, who sustained severe head injuries during the confrontation.

The suspects arrested include the alleged gang leader, Genesis George Benson, ThankGod Okon, Shamsudden Isah, Muhammed Musa, Adamu Muhammed and Muhammed Yusuf.
Mujahid was rushed to the Bonny Island General Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), commended the operatives for completing the operation despite the attack.

He said: “Even after the cowardly attack on Mujahid, our operatives ensured that the assailants were overpowered and arrested, and their illicit substances were confiscated. Their sacrifice will not be in vain. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, his colleagues, and the Rivers State Command.

Any attack on our officers is an attack on the state, and it will not go without dire consequences. We remain undeterred in our mission to rid Nigeria of illicit drugs, and we will continue to take the fight to the enclaves of these merchants of death.”