Soldiers raid Abuja black spot.

Soldier raid Abuja black spot two persons died while many others were injured during a security operation by a detachment of soldiers at Dagba, Abuja, a notorious joint where hard drugs are allegedly being sold.

Though details of the incident were sketchy as of the time of filing this report, our correspondent gathered that the soldiers had visited the area apparently to arrest some crime suspects, but the situation got out of hand leading to the shooting of two persons.

It was learnt that those that were injured during the operation, which took place on Saturday evening, had been taken to the hospital for treatment while the bodies of the dead were deposited in the mortuary.

A security source said the operation was carried out by soldiers to flush out the miscreants and drug dealers from Dagba,which is located around Area One,Abuja.

The source said, “It was a military operation targeted at miscreants, drug dealers and other dangerous elements inhabiting the community. It was unfortunate that some of them died during the operation, but the goal of the operation was to rid the area of dangerous elements, drug dealers and other misfits that are engaging in illicit activities.”

The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, could not be reached for comments on Sunday as calls to his phone indicated it was not available.

Also, efforts to reach the Army spokesman,Brig.Gen. Olajide Laleye, did not succeed as he didn’t respond to the calls to his phone.