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Wife Faints As Newlywed NDLEA Officer Is Burnt Alive
By Benjamin Abioye
A newlywed NDLEA officer, Aliyu Imran, was burned alive by a mob in Kaduna after a police chase led to a fatal crash, sparking outrage.
A newly married officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Aliyu Imran, was tragically killed by a mob in Kaduna State’s Igabi Local Government Area.
Reports indicate that Imran, who held the position of Assistant Superintendent of Narcotic 1, was set on fire by an angry crowd in the Gadan-Gayan area. The tragic event unfolded after a vehicle that Imran and his colleagues were chasing got into an accident, leading to several deaths.
According to sources, the NDLEA officers were pursuing a suspected drug dealer when the suspect, in an attempt to escape, reversed his car. This action led to a collision that reportedly killed at least three persons on the spot.
In an effort to control the escalating situation, Imran stepped out of his vehicle, but the mob turned on him. He was stabbed multiple times while the Officer in Charge (OC) tried to call for help.
A brave police officer reportedly carried him to a nearby hospital for treatment. However, the mob stormed the hospital, dragged him out, and set him on fire.
A source lamented, saying, “It happened on Friday, some NDLEA officers went for an operation at Gadan-Gayan. They are covering it up. This is our agency. Do you know what they normally do? If accidents like this happen and an officer is involved or an officer loses his life, instead of them compensating the family, the NDLEA will try to cover it up so that they will not give the deceased family the compensation.
“Some officers were on patrol, and the suspect reversed and started driving away from the officers on patrol. So the officers took their own car and followed the car that was trying to get away from them. So in that process, the car they were chasing had an accident, and four people died.
“So when our officers reached there, one of them, Aliyu Imran, came down to try and calm the situation. Then people started to attack him. Even me, I’ve been involved in that kind of situation before.
“Normally, the moment you see the place is starting to get tense, you leave immediately.
“So when he came down to try to calm the situation down, the OC (Officer-in-Charge), the person that led the operation, started saying, okay. You guys should inbox. Like, let’s go. When you say inbox, it means you should enter the car – let’s leave.
“So, in the process, they left Aliyu Imran in that place. So those guys, they stabbed him. After stabbing him, one police officer there took him on his bike to one hospital close to that place for treatment,” the source said.
He further revealed, “Do you know what’s heartbreaking? He just got married last December. His wife fainted as they were burying him on Saturday.
“Aliyu had stepped out of the vehicle to calm the situation, but the crowd turned hostile. I understand how these things escalate—I’ve been in similar mob situations during operations. Once tensions rise, the best thing to do is leave immediately.
“In the chaos, they left Aliyu Imran behind. The mob attacked him, stabbing him repeatedly.
“A police officer tried to save him by taking him to a nearby hospital on his bike. But the same mob stormed the hospital, dragged Aliyu out, and burned him alive while he was still clinging to life.
A source claimed that similar cases have occurred before but were not widely reported, leaving the families of fallen officers without proper compensation or recognition.
In response, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi dismissed claims that the agency neglects its fallen officers. He stated that the agency’s chairman is in direct contact with the deceased officer’s family.
“As I speak with you, a delegation from the headquarters—led by the agency’s director of operations and general investigations—is already in Kaduna to meet with the family. Additionally, another commander had earlier been dispatched by the chairman. So, there’s no truth to the claim that the family has been abandoned.
“To further demonstrate how seriously the agency is taking this matter, the management has suspended the commander involved. Do you understand?
“This is an ongoing investigation. The matter is being thoroughly looked into, and the agency remains in close contact with the family. We are working diligently to uncover the circumstances surrounding the incident,” he said.
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