In Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a methamphetamine producing facility.
On Saturday, NDLEA agents reportedly raided the laboratory located at K-5A/2, Road 14, VGC in Nigeria`s commercial capital, Lagos.
The development was disclosed in an internal security incident memo signed by Yusuff Morufat, General Manager of Victoria Garden City Property Owners and Residents Association (VGCPORA).
According to Morufat, Emeka Nzewi, a tenant who the NDLEA had been looking for since 2017, resides in the flat in question.
According to the general manager of VGC, the NDLEA has detained Nzewi and his cronies, and the Lagos state government has sealed the property.
Notable Quotes:
The memo reads in part, “On Saturday July 30 2022 at about 15:10hrs, officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) carried out a sting operation in K-SA/2 Road 14 based on intelligence gathering. The property is occupied by a tenant. Mr. & Mrs. Emeka Nzewi”
“The operation confirmed a meth lab operation in the premises. Mr. Emeka Nzewi and accomplices have been arrested while the property will be sealed by the state government.”
All boreholes and water sources within 500 meters of the sealed building have been contaminated, according to Morufat.
The estate association and NDLEA will examine water samples near the impacted area she added.
The memo further reads, “NDLEA had been in trace of Mr. Emeka Nzewi since 2017”
“Property owners do not conduct background checks of tenants before lease of properties.
“Such an act exposes other residents to security risk. Henceforth, VGCPORA will make background checks mandatory for new residents before access cards will be issued or renewed for existing residents.”
“The act of Mr. Emeka Nzewi has exposed all occupants of properties around Road 14 to hazardous meth lab chemicals used and waste generated from production.”
“According to the NDLEA Officials, all boreholes, water supply and plants 500 meters away from K-5A/2 Road 14 have been contaminated. Therefore, VGCPORA in conjunction with NDLEA will conduct test of water supply to properties around K-SA/2 Road 14.”
Reported by Franklyn Latunji. Edited by Ken Obi for Clariform.
