A married woman named Maijidda Alasan was reportedly struck by a stray bullet allegedly fired by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Kofar Dan Agundi of Kano Municipal Local Government Area on Friday 22nd October 2025.
In an interview with DAILY POST, she narrated how the incident happened.
“I was lying down in my room, suddenly I heard something penetrating the roofing and hit me. It sharply pierced in my thigh. At first, I thought it was a scorpion. But when I couldn’t bear the pain anymore, I jumped up. I looked down to my thigh and I saw blood gushing out. That was when I screamed for help,” she said.
When DAILY POST visited Maijidda, she was lying on a mat with her wounded thigh bandaged. She explained that the bullet which injured her was recovered and taken to the Kwalli police station in Kano city.
“We reported the matter to the police and showed them the bullet. They confirmed it didn’t belong to them. The DPO, however, collected it and said they would investigate. Later, some residents told us that NDLEA officers from the municipal area had stormed the neighborhood on the same day to arrest drug addicts and that they fired shots. That’s why we suspect the bullet came from them,” she added.
Her husband, Garba Muhammad, said the family had spent a lot on hospital bills without any assistance from the authorities. He said they reported the matter to the NDLEA divisional office in the area.
“I met the officer in charge of the NDLEA in the municipal area. He promised to investigate the case, but up till now, we have not heard anything. We won’t let the matter die like that,” Garba stated.
He appealed to the NDLEA State Commander in Kano to personally intervene and ensure justice for his wife.
Efforts to reach the NDLEA’s spokesperson in Kano, Sadiq Maigatari, were unsuccessful as he was said to be in China for a training program.
Message forwarded to his WhatsApp number got no response.
The husband of the victim confirmed that the bullet, which serves as key evidence, had been handed over to the police along with photographs taken on the day of the incident for further investigation.
