Officials of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency have caused commotion as they gunned down a headmaster.
NDLEA Officials
Abubakar Inusa, a primary schoolteacher, in Nunku community, in the Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State has been shot dead by officials of the NDLEA.
The incident allegedly occurred on Sunday.
According to Punch Metro, a witness, who did not want his name in print, revealed that the NDLEA officials invaded the community at about 8pm and shot sporadically into the air.
He said during the shooting, Inusa was hit by a bullet in the head and he died.
It was gathered that an identity card belonging to one Hassan Musa Abdullahi, a senior narcotics officer, was recovered at the scene of the shooting. Also found was a bag containing Indian hemp and handcuffs.
The state Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Bello, who confirmed the incident, said it took the intervention of the police and the traditional ruler of Mada lan, the Chun Mada, Samson Yare, to quell the unrest that trailed the killing on Sunday.
“The roads were barricaded again on Monday, but the police persuaded the youths to reopen them,” Bello added.
Punch Metro reports that when the Nasarawa command of the NDLEA was visited, the commandant, Mr. Sumaila Ethan, was said to have travelled.