The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has denied claims making the rounds that its official assaulted former Big Brother Naija (BBN) female housemate, Khloe at the airport.
The reality TV star had earlier claimed in a post on social media that an NDLEA officer harassed her and seized her phone, called her a bastard and made her miss her flight.
Khloe who went on to share a video showing off the officer’s face and also how she assaulted her said she broke her nails during the little plight and she had to write a statement.
She wrote thus on Instagram: “LS SHONIBARE of @ndlea_nigeria you better do the needful now your job is to search for Drugs not harassing peoplenot humiliating people with your uniform not calling people bastard not comparing age not seizing phones and passports
“Do your freaking job and stop harassing US i’m so tired of this system, you guys are failing us .You are bringing us pain and disgrace.pls @ndlea_nigeria I’m begging for a fair investigation, do the needful. I’m just 1 of all the people you guys use uniform to humiliate. This has to stop,” she added.
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However, the NDLEA in a statement issued by its Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi on Monday, December 6, 2021, denied the allegations made by Khloe.
NDLEA in its statement noted that; “its preliminary findings showed that none of its officers assaulted an Air peace airline passenger, Ms. Abiri Oluwabusayo Khloe, at the departure gate of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos in the early hours of today, Sunday 5th December.”
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“The passenger had in social media publications alleged a female NDLEA officer harassed and assaulted her. While further investigation of the allegation is ongoing, the following facts have so far been established: At about 12:20am on Sunday 5th Dec, during an outward clearance of passengers going to South Africa by Air peace, a female passenger, Ms. Abiri Oluwabusayo was asked to submit her luggage for a search, which is a regular procedure.
“In the course of searching her luggage, which contains about 8 handbags, Ms. Abiri who obviously came late for the flight as shown on CCTV footage became agitated and hurled a number of unprintable insults at the female officer searching her luggage. This attitude is naturally a red flag that would raise suspicion and equally taken as an attempt to distract the officer.
“Ms. Abiri went further to point fingers in the face of the officer and at the same time pulled out a phone to record the officer in the course of doing her work. At that point, the officer seized the phone from her to stop the distraction but that didn’t stop the passenger who brought out another phone to record their encounter.
“The aggrieved passenger and the public are assured that the NDLEA is a law enforcement agency that upholds discipline among its officers and men, and as such will take further steps to investigate any other evidence made available in the course of the ongoing process,” the statement concluded.
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