NDLEA operatives foil armed robbery attempt in Zaria

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, person foiled an equipped robbery effort on the Kaduna-Zaria highway.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the Command's spokesman, Sani Garba, successful Kaduna connected Thursday explained that the incidental took spot astatine astir 3am connected Sunday adjacent the agency’s checkpoint adjacent to Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria.

Garba said, "Operatives were alerted aft 1 of the motorists reportedly escaped from the suspected robbers and raised the alarm."

He stated that immoderate equipped robbers had blocked the road erstwhile 1 of their victims managed to flight and alerted their men stationed nearby, stressing that their operatives instantly moved to the country and engaged the suspects successful a weapon duel, forcing them to wantonness the cognition and flee.

He said the involution prevented the suspected robbers from abducting motorists and different roadworthy users, arsenic nary abduction was recorded.

A video circulating connected societal media showed respective vehicles, including articulated trucks, abandoned on the road aft the encounter.

Some of the trucks were seen with their engines running, portion their drivers and different occupants were seemingly absent.

The footage besides showed NDLEA operatives inspecting the vehicles and documenting the aftermath of the incident.

An officer...