As members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) clashed on Thursday, there was panic in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State.
In the gun trade that occurred between agents and the thugs, four people were hurt.
The conflict started when the NDLEA officers detained a bus driver who had been tracked to Osogbo for allegedly transporting drugs.
From beyond Osun State to Lagos Park, Old Garage, Osogbo, the commercial bus, according to information gathered, was followed.
Femi Babayemi told the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy that during the arrest, thugs in the garage attacked his guys with bottles, cutlasses, and pistols during the arrest of a driver who was carrying the consignment.
He said, “There was intelligence that a particular vehicle is bringing drugs to Osogbo, so, today, they followed the vehicle to a particular garage, to see who the consignment will be delivered to. At one point, they tracked the vehicle to the garage and arrested the driver.
“So, at the time they arrested the driver, it raised alarm and the miscreants in the garage came out with bottles, cutlasses, and guns and our command was able to contact the CP for reinforcement, which was provided and in an attempt to withdraw from the scene, there was conflict.”
He confirmed that four persons were injured and have been taken to the hospital.