A married woman named Maijidda Alasan was reportedly struck by a stray bullet allegedly fired by operatives of the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) at Kofar Dan Agundi of Kano Municipal Native Authorities Space on Friday twenty second October 2025.
In an interview with DAILY POST, she narrated how the incident occurred.
“I used to be mendacity down in my room, all of a sudden I heard one thing penetrating the roofing and hit me. It sharply pierced in my thigh. At first, I believed it was a scorpion. However once I couldn’t bear the ache anymore, I jumped up. I seemed right down to my thigh and I noticed blood gushing out. That was once I screamed for assist,” she mentioned.
When DAILY POST visited Maijidda, she was mendacity on a mat along with her wounded thigh bandaged. She defined that the bullet which injured her was recovered and brought to the Kwalli police station in Kano metropolis.
“We reported the matter to the police and confirmed them the bullet. They confirmed it didn’t belong to them. The DPO, nevertheless, collected it and mentioned they’d examine. Later, some residents informed us that NDLEA officers from the municipal space had stormed the neighborhood on the identical day to arrest drug addicts and that they fired photographs. That’s why we suspect the bullet got here from them,” she added.
Her husband, Garba Muhammad, mentioned the household had spent loads on hospital payments with none help from the authorities. He mentioned they reported the matter to the NDLEA divisional workplace in the world.
“I met the officer in cost of the NDLEA in the municipal space. He promised to analyze the case, however up until now, we’ve not heard something. We gained’t let the matter die like that,” Garba said.
He appealed to the NDLEA State Commander in Kano to personally intervene and guarantee justice for his spouse.
Efforts to succeed in the NDLEA’s spokesperson in Kano, Sadiq Maigatari, have been unsuccessful as he was mentioned to be in China for a coaching program.
Message forwarded to his WhatsApp quantity obtained no response.
The husband of the sufferer confirmed that the bullet, which serves as key proof, had been handed over to the police together with images taken on the day of the incident for additional investigation.
