The Kwara State Police Command has said that it has arrested 60 persons linked to the clash between National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers and drug peddlers in Ilorin.

The command spokesman, Samuel Okasanmi, said
this on Sunday, April 26, while addressing newsmen in llorin.

He said police had launched a manhunt for the ring
leader of the attack.
According to NAN, three people were killed and
property worth millions of naira destroyed when
suspected touts went on rampage in some areas of
Ilorin.

The alleged ringleader of the crisis was said to have
led a gang on retaliation against some operatives of
the NDLEA.
Okasanmi said the NDLEA operatives were part of the team that raided marijuana smokers' spot at Idi-Ape- Baruba area on Friday, April 24.

He said many houses and motorcycles were burnt
and damaged during the violence.
The police spokesman said the command had
ordered a thorough probe into the immediate and
remote causes of the incidence while those found
culpable will be prosecuted.‎


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