{"id":151524,"date":"2022-02-21T03:21:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T02:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=151524"},"modified":"2022-02-21T03:21:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T02:21:55","slug":"gunmen-kill-ndlea-operative-set-patrol-vehicle-ablaze-in-ebonyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/21\/gunmen-kill-ndlea-operative-set-patrol-vehicle-ablaze-in-ebonyi\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen kill NDLEA operative, set patrol vehicle ablaze in Ebonyi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the agency\u2019s patrol truck set ablaze by gunmen in Ebonyi State.<\/p>\n<p>The operative was said to have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/15\/38-year-old-ubth-doctor-shot-dead-in-presence-of-his-pregnant-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shot<\/a> during an attack on NDLEA team on duty along the Ezzamgbo axis of the Enugu-Abakaliki Expressway, close to a military checkpoint around 3 a.m on Sunday February 20.<\/p>\n<p>Another officer of the agency reportedly sustained serious injury.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151526 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/kunlenet07\/2022\/02\/21\/NDLEA-patrol-vehicle-on-fire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/kunlenet07\/2022\/02\/21\/NDLEA-patrol-vehicle-on-fire.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/kunlenet07\/2022\/02\/21\/NDLEA-patrol-vehicle-on-fire-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/kunlenet07\/2022\/02\/21\/NDLEA-patrol-vehicle-on-fire-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to PREMIUM TIMES, a source said that the gunmen took a rifle from the NDLEA officers before setting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/14\/imo-villagers-flee-as-gunmen-set-houses-motorcycles-ablaze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ablaze<\/a> the agency\u2019s patrol truck.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On 20th February 2022, Sunday morning at about 300hrs at a drug checkpoint along Enugu Abakaliki expressway at Ezzangbo, unknown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/19\/anambra-gunmen-murder-travellers-intern-months-after-bagging-first-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gunmen<\/a> attacked drug law enforcement agents and shot two drug officers on duty,&#8221; the source said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One officer killed while the other one was shot in the leg which fractured his leg. 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The names of the victims not yet disclosed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151525 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/kunlenet07\/2022\/02\/21\/NDLEA-patrol-vehicle-on-fire-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/kunlenet07\/2022\/02\/21\/NDLEA-patrol-vehicle-on-fire-2.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/kunlenet07\/2022\/02\/21\/NDLEA-patrol-vehicle-on-fire-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/kunlenet07\/2022\/02\/21\/NDLEA-patrol-vehicle-on-fire-2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the agency\u2019s patrol truck set ablaze by gunmen in Ebonyi State. 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