By Uzair Adam
Two operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State have been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a 19-year-old girl, Patience Samuel, in the Jaba Quarters.
The Daily Reality learned that the incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday at about 10:55 p.m.
According to intelligence sources quoted by Zagazola Makama, the Kano State Police Command arrested the officers in connection with the shooting.
Police personnel who visited the scene evacuated Samuel to Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
The arrested officials, identified as 23-year-old Nass Ridwan Usman and 26-year-old Sna Ismaila Yakubu, were both attached to the NDLEA’s Kano State headquarters.
Recovered from them were a motorcycle, a live round of ammunition, four empty shells of 7.62×51mm ammunition, and two knives.
The police have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
In a similar incident in November 2024, NDLEA officials were accused of killing Faisal Yakubu Hussaini in Dangi, the headquarters of the Kanam Local Government Area in Plateau State.
Residents alleged that the officers raided a lodge, fired gunshots to disperse the youth, and killed the victim in the process.