One Operative Dead, Six Suspects Arrested In NDLEA Raid On Hard Drugs Den In Rivers State

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Chairman , Chief Executive Officer CEO of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA , Brigadier General Buba Marwa (rtd) on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, vowed justice for a Chief Narcotic Agent, Sadiq Bako Mujahid, who was killed in the course of a raid on a notorious hard drugs enclave in Bonny Island Rivers state.

The coordinated raid conducted at the notorious drug den popular as Ama Hausa on Friday, February 7, 2026, led to the arrest of all the six targeted suspects ,as well as the seizure of a substantial quantity of assorted illicit substances, including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, skunk, and tramadol.

Mujahid, was said to have succumbed to fatal head injuries sustained following an attack unleashed on the NDLEA operatives during the raid by hordes of hoodlums allegedly mobilised by one gang leader of the drug syndicate, Genesis George Benson.

A statement from the Agency’s national spokesperson, Femi Babafemi,  informed that the attack on the operatives, however, did not deter them from carrying the raid to its decisive end, leading to the arrest of all suspects including Benson.

“Notwithstanding the violent attack ,the NDLEA operatives were able to apprehend all six targets of the raid , including the gang leader, Genesis George Benson, who is responsible for the death of the NDLEA operative.

“Other suspects arrested during the strategic operation at the Ama Hausa area of Bonny Island, a well known hub for criminal activities on Friday 6th February ,2026 include ThankGod Okon, Shamsdden Isah, Muhammed Musa, Adamu Muhammed, and Muhammed Yusuf.

“The operation took a tragic turn when one of the suspects, Genesis George Benson mobilised a group of armed hoodlums to attack the operatives in a bid to escape arrest.

“During the  ensuring.violent confrontation, a dedicated officer, Chief Narcotic Agent, Sadiq Bako Mujahid, sustained.severe head injuries”, Babafemi stated .

According to the NDLEA spokesman, despite being swiftly taken for medical attention at the Bonny Island General Hospital, Mujahid succumbed to his injuries.

While lauding the resilience doggedness, discipline and high sense of professionalism exhibited by the operatives, General Marwa assured that the Mujahid’s death will not be in vain.

While also describing the late officer as dedicated, disciplined and courageous, the NDLEA boss extended  condolences to his family, relations, friends and colleagues, as well as the Rivers State Command of the Agency.

He assured that dire consequences await those who take delight in attacking officers on legal duties.

” Any attack on our officers is an attack on the State, and it will not go without dire consequences”, Marwa declared.