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07/07/2021

BREAKING NEWS: Reps Finally Approve Bill To Create State Police, Legalise Security Outfits https://m.scoopernews.com/share?newsId=16709096&shareChannel=WhatsApp

A bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow the creation of state police and legalise regional security outfits

01/07/2021

*PRESS RELEASE*

*Recruitment: NDLEA releases final list, asks successful candidates to report for training*

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has released the final list of successful candidates for the 2019 recruitment exercise for Narcotic Officer cadre and the first of three batches for the Narcotic Assistant cadre.
All successful candidates are to report for training at the NDLEA Academy, Kotton Rikus, Jos in Plateau State on Saturday 17th July, 2021. The final list of successful candidates for the Narcotic Officer cadre and the first batch of Narcotic Assistant cadre have been published on the Agencys website: www.ndlea.gov.ng

INSTRUCTIONS
1. All successful candidates (Narcotic Officers and Assistants) are to report at NDLEA Academy, Kotton Rikus, Jos with the following:

a. Original and photocopy of credentials and NDLEA online application reference slip.
b. Four copies of 5 x 7 colour photograph without cap/hat.
c. Writing materials to include biro, pencils, ruler, notebooks and file jacket.
d. Three pairs of white (unmarked) round neck vests and navy blue shorts (without stripes).
e. Two pairs of white and black socks.
f. Two pairs of pure black canvas trainers (rubber type NOT acceptable).
g. Two white bed sheets and pillow cases.
h. Two black trousers and white long sleeve shirts.
i. One blanket (grey or army green colour).
j. Two pairs of national dress or suit and casual wears with shoes.
k. Bucket, cutlasses and brooms to be purchased on arrival.
l. Some pocket money and toiletries.
m. Two black cloth facemasks.

2. All successful candidates must at all times observe COVID-19 protocols.

3. Successful candidates who fail to report by 6pm on Tuesday 20 July 2021 will be disqualified.

4. Successful candidates of the Narcotic Assistant cadre would be released in batches. The first 1000 successful candidates of Narcotic Assistant cadre is the first of the Three (3) batches to be released. The remaining Two (2) batches would be released subsequently.

FEMI BABAFEMI
Director, Media & Advocacy
Thursday 1st July, 2021

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is a Federal agency in Nigeria charged with eliminating the growing, processing, manufacturing, selling, exporting, and trafficking of hard drugs.

15/06/2021

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15/06/2021

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10/05/2021

http://ndlea.gov.ng/national-drug-law-enforcement-agency-ndlea-has-promoted-a-total-of-1-311-staff/

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has released the list of shortlisted candidates for the final screening of qualified candidates for narcotic officers and narcotic assistants cadres.

08/01/2021

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has released the list of successful applicants in its ongoing recruitment exercise.

NDLEA spokesman, Deputy Commander of Narcotics (DCN) Jonah Achema, announced this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.

Achema urged successful candidates to visit the agency’s website www.ndlea.gov.org for the list adding that those shortlisted had also been contacted via E-mail and SMS.

According to him, the candidates had applied for different vacancies, some of which were invited for job competency test.

“The affected candidates, numbering 5, 000, are to appear at the Agency’s Academy, Citadel Counter-Narcotics Nigeria, (CCNN), Katton-Rikkos, Jos, Plateau State for the screening and documentation exercise between January 10 and 23, 2021 at 0900 hours daily.

“The candidates are divided into four different groups for the screening, in adherence to the COVID-19 pandemic protocol.

“The order and schedule for the exercise according to the group into which the candidates fall are also indicated. They are expected to arrive a day ahead of their screening period,” said Achema.

He added that successful candidates were expected to be issued letters of appointment and documented immediately upon successful screening.

“Candidates are, therefore, to report for the screening exercise with their guarantors’ forms, originals and duplicates of academic credentials, birth certificate or age declaration and indigene certificates.

“They are also expected to come along with certificate of medical fitness from a government hospital as well as a pair of shorts, T-shirts, canvass and stockings,” the NDLEA spokesman said.

NAN reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the recruitment of 5,000 Personnel for the agency to boost its manpower in July 2019.

The process began in August 2019, while the aptitude test was conducted in December 2019 and January 2020. (NAN)c

28/06/2020

NDLEA arrests 1,023 suspects in Plateau, Ondo, others

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Friday, said a total of 1,023 suspects had been arrested for drug-related offences in Plateau, Ondo, Cross River, Edo, Ekiti, Imo and Oyo states.
The state commands of the agency, in separate statements to commemorate the 2020 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, said the arrests in Ondo (150), Edo (145), Imo (87) and Oyo (66) were made between January and June.

However, the arrests in Cross River (146) were said to have been made within the last one year, while those in Plateau (320) and Ekiti (109) occurred in the last 11 months.
The Plateau Commander of the agency, Ibrahim Braji, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the command had secured 101 convictions and rehabilitated 219 drug addicts.

Also, the NDLEA state Commander in Ondo, Haruna Gagara, said 138 males and 12 females were arrested, while 7,702kg of drugs had been seized, including 7,653kg of cannabis sativa, 48kg of psychotropic substances and 0.06g of co***ne.

Haruna added that 65 bags of cannabis sativa were seized on Friday at Ogbese town in the Akure North Local Government Area.
Similarly, the Edo Commander, Buba Wakawa, who was represented by the command’s Assistant Commander, Administration, and Logistics, Mr Usman Suleman, said the agency had arrested 101 males and 44 females and seized 7,905kg of narcotics.

According to NAN, 7,880kg of cannabis sativa were seized, in addition to 24kg of psychotropic substances.

Wakawa stated that three cannabis farms on a total of 2,290 hectares were identified and destroyed with an estimated yield of 10,993kg of cannabis, adding that six vehicles used in conveying illicit drugs were impounded along with one motorcycle.

The commander said, “Sixty-three persons with drug abuse disorders were successfully counselled, rehabilitated, and reunited with their families.

“Two others found to be abusing multiple drugs and referred by their parents are currently undergoing counselling. The command also secured seven convictions, while 174 cases are pending in court.”

In the same vein, NDLEA’s Cross River Commander, Mrs Anthonia Edeh, said the command secured 15 convictions at the Federal High Court, Calabar, adding that 114 drug-dependent persons were counselled, rehabilitated and reunited with their families.

Edeh stated that the command seized 205kg of drugs, including 196kg of cannabis sativa, 163g of co***ne, 187g of he**in, and 9kg of psychotropic substances.

Meanwhile, the Imo command said it had arrested 76 males and 11 females and seized 744kg of hard drugs, including cannabis sativa, co***ne, he**in, methamphetamine, tramadol, and rohypnol, among others.

The state Commander, Nse Inam, also told journalists that the agency had secured the conviction of 14 accused persons in court.

He said, “They were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, while a lot of cases are ongoing in court. Equally, it (NDLEA) hascounselled 46 drug users and rehabilitated two, based on court orders.”

In Oyo, the NDLEA Commander, Josephine Obi, said 27 had been convicted and sentenced to different jail terms.

According to Obi, the agency also seized 1,184kg of various narcotics and psychotropic substances, and gave brief intervention to 35 persons, while seven others were undergoing rehabilitation.

Similarly, the Ekiti command stated that while 89 males and 20 females were arrested, about 1,399kg of illicit drugs were seized.

The state Commander, Gaura Shedow, said, “The command destroyed about 10 cannabis sativa plantations within the state of about 59.5 hectares of farmland with fresh cannabis sativa weighing about 81kg, excluding 59 nursery beds.

“Areas of destruction were Aba Igbira Forest in Iworoko-Ekiti, Ijesha Isu-Ikole-Ekiti, Ara-Ekiti, Otunja-Ekiti and Odo-Oro-Ikole-Ekiti, cannabis sativa (1,398kg), psychotropic substances (703g), co***ne/he**ine (4g). We secured 12 convictions at the Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti (10 males and two females).”

He added that the command had counselled 106 clients and launched 46 public enlightenment campaigns in schools, markets, communities and places of worship.

24/12/2019

*The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has appealed for calm among candidates undergoing the aptitude test for its recruitment exercise nationwide. The Management of NDLEA made the appeal in Abuja while assessing the compliance of prospective candidates towards the ongoing NDLEA recruitment exercises nationwide. The agency’s spokesman, Jonah Achema, said on Monday in Abuja that the agency was aware of “little hitches” in the ongoing Computer Based Test (CBT) with particular reference to Abuja Centre, and is determined to ensure that the integrity of the recruitment process is maintained in the selection of suitable 1000 Narcotic officers in the first phase of the recruitment exercise. “We are not unaware of the complaints by those excluded by computer from the ongoing exercise on grounds of age, improper documentation at the time of application and/or failing to upload relevant documents in support of their application. “These are the pre-qualification requirements for the recruitment exercise. Some may have been excluded on account of their own carelessness, having left the email address and telephone number used for the application dormant or replaced, and consequently could not be reached,” Achema said. He said that this recruitment exercise, which is the first phase of the exercise for 15000 personnel, is to recruit 5000 personnel and is targeted majorly at the lower rank personnel (4000 out of the 5000) in order to address the current personnel gap in the agency. He said the Agency is happy with the successful completion of the aptitude test in all the centers except Abuja where impatience and unruly behavior of some applicants led to the rescheduling of the aptitude test for applicants who were unable to write the test. He said the test for Abuja centre will hold from Friday December 27th to Monday December 31st, adding that the affected applicants were being contacted through emails and SMS.*

19/12/2019

The ongoing Aptitude test is for graduate alone which serve as the first batch and first phase of the recruitment, while second batch for school cert holder will commence as soon as possible.

Wish all shortlisted graduate best of luck and safest journey to their various centers.

08/12/2019

Katsina, NDLEA, to clamp down on hard drugs dealers


The Katsina State Government and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Saturday teamed up to clampdown on drug dealers and abusers in the state.

The Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa, who made the declaration while receiving the new Commander NDLEA, Katsina State, Mr Sule Mummodu in his office, said Masari’s administration has been supporting all the security agencies including the NDLEA in order to make Katsina State crime free.

He further recalled that in 2015 Katsina was rated as leading gateway of illicit drugs and that the situation had been checkmated few months after Governor Aminu Bello Masari took over.

He said ‘’because of the stringent measures taken by the Governor and the relentless efforts of the former NDLEA boss Hajia Maryam Gambo Sani, those drug dealers that were considered as untouchable had been arrested and are now serving various jail terms.

‘’That was the secretes behind the success of the current, administration in curtailing the menace of youths bandits popularly known as Kauraye in the state’’.

The SGS further called on the new Commander to bring his vast experience to sustain the tempo.

Earlier in his remarks, the new NDLEA boss said he was in the SGS office to formally announce his deployment from Anambra to take charge of the Katsina State Command. He solicited for the State Government’s intervention to enable him tackle the challenges he met on ground

In another development, youths in Katsina State have been charged to explore the lots of opportunities now made available for them to obtain higher education.

The Secretary to the Government of State, Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa who gave charge when the Local Organizing Committee of the Daura Senatorial 2019 PMB Soccer Cup for Change presented to him the PMB and Gov Masari cups for this year’s football fiesta in his office.
He urged the LOC members as well as the youth leaders especially in Daura zone to enlighten the youths both males and females to make better use of the tertiary institutions now available in the zone to build their future endeavor.

He said “besides promoting the sporting activities, the leaders also have the responsibility of shaping the future career of our teeming youths.”

The SGS further pointed out that in the past a youth from Katsina had to travel to other States as far as Ibadan, Lagos, Enugu or even Sokoto or nearby Kano for a university education but today in Daura alone one could get any post secondary certificate he wants’’.

08/12/2019

Reps move to grant NDLEA autonomy, say agency surviving on charity

The House of Representatives, on Monday, revealed its plan to formulate laws that will grant the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) an autonomy, as a full fledged agency.

The agency is currently under the Federal Ministry of Justice, being overseen by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).

But the House Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, at its inaugural meeting on Monday, frowned at the marriage of the NDLEA under the Justice Ministry, saying, it was responsible for the low budgetary funding, which also caused low performance of the agency, over the year.

Chairman of the Committee, The Hon. Francis Ottah Agbo, speaking at the opening session of the committee, also said the agency is carrying out its operations on proceeds from charity and fighting drugs criminals with outdated weapons.

Hon. Agbo, who tasked members of his committee on commitment to drug abuse eradication, regretted that the NDLEA was incapacitated by poor funding.

“If we do our job very well as members of this very important committee, we will be salvaging this country, because almost every crime in this country – call it Boko Haram, kidnapping, cultism, bunkering, armed robbery, etc, are drug-induced.

“But unfortunately, the NDLEA completely survives on charity, so there is little or nothing they can do. So, we must do our best to have an NDLEA that is positioned to fight drug abuse.

“This is an agency that was set up in 1989, but after 30 years, nothing has changed. Because the agency that was established to prosecute drug users, is completely underfunded.
“It is appalling to note that, Nigeria has only 8 sniffer dogs, which were supplied to us by Germans. Another problem is that, the agency has not recruited properly since 1989.
“So, we (lawmakers) must work together to ensure that this is tackled. We must work hard to insulate the NDLEA from the Ministry of Justice. The money NDLEA has as running cost, is less than N200m, even though about N8bn was voted for them in the 2019 budget of the Ministry of Justice, NDLEA has one vehicle to 6 local government areas in Nigeria, with only two personnel per local government.

He said the committee will press hard to secure autonomy for the NDLEA, and also ensure adequate funding for it in the 2020 budget.

He disclosed that the committee has also summoned NDLEA, to appear before it on Wednesday, for its budget defence.

The House is currently considering budgets of Ministries and Agencies of government. The budget-defence session, is expected to close next week.

Remarks from other members of the committee pointed to the fact that the agency was in dare need of intervention from the National Assembly and the federal government.

To this end, the committee unanimously agreed to support a Bill for an Act to separate the agency from the control of the Ministry of Justice and grant it both administrative and financial independence, and to be directly supervised by the Presidency.

25/11/2019

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has approved the promotion of 2,788 of its personnel and also redeployed 406 others.

The promotion exercise as well as the redeployment cut across both Narcotic Agent and Narcotic Officer Cadres.

The spokesman of the agency, Jonah Achema, on Monday said that a total of 290 Chief Superintendent Officers have been promoted to Assistant Commanders of Narcotics; 529 Superintendent of Narcotics were moved to Chief Superintendent of Narcotics; and 673 Deputy Superintendent of Narcotics have been promoted to Superintendent of Narcotics.

“Others promoted are 115 Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics now promoted to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Narcotics; while 662 Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics II have now moved to rank of Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics I. “Others within the rank and file promoted are 519 in number. This includes those promoted on account of additional qualification, special promotion and upgrading,” he said.

The Chairman/Chief Exective, NDLEA, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah, (rtd.) urged the officers and men to see their promotion as a call to higher service and to continue to distinguish themselves. “The exercise is expected to spur the benefitting officers and men to put in their best in the service of the Agency and the nation,” Abdallah said. He noted that the exercise was commenced in phases and that this final phase has succeeded in normalizing the structural disjointedness of the workforce. “The promotion exercise followed the completion of the process set in motion by the Agency to address the lingering backlog of promotion in the Agency. “In the process, the Agency interfaced with the Office of the Head of Service which approved a new Scheme of Service for the Agency in line with 2019 Establishment Rules. “The Scheme of Service, geared towards professionalizing the Agency has made provision for a new ranking structure of three (3) cadres which are: Narcotic Assistant Cadre, Narcotic Agent Cadre and superintendent of Narcotic Cadre.

Earlier, six officers of the rank of Commander of Narcotics (CN) were promoted to the rank of Assistant Commander General of Narcotics (ACGN). The Agency equally elevated a total of 1,311 staff, made up 1,291 staff within the rank and file and 20 others converted to officer cadre in the first phase of the promotion exercise.

He said the redeployment affected 24 command officers, 198 superintendent cadre officers and 114 other ranks. He said the development will boost morale of officers and men who must have overstayed in one duty post leading to declining productivity and exposure to hazards.

22/11/2019

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officials are embarking on 24 hours surveillance in the FCT to rid the city of drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking.

The Chairman, NDLEA, Col. Muhammad Abdallah (Rtd) said this during a presentation of appreciation letter by the Wuse Zone 4 Traders Association (WZ4TA) on Thursday in Abuja.

Abdallah said that the high rate of drug abuse in the country had necessitated the need for the surveillance, adding that it would be a permanent exercise.

He said that this was coming after the approval of recruitment of the 15,000, officers and men by President Muhammadu Buhari to boost the agency’s manpower.

“I must say this is the main reason for the recruitment of 15,000 officers and men approved by the President, knowing that the agency is in need of manpower to carry out its operations effectively.

“The first phase of the recruitment had been done and we will commence the second phase as soon as possible. We will start with 5,000 before the year runs out so they can start their training in January.

“The Minister of FCT, Muhammed Bello, had been on the same page with the agency and every step we have taken had been supported by the Minister.

“And with other sister agencies, we have been able to carry out operations successfully and we promise to do more,” he said.

Abdallah said that the agency was ever ready to collaborate with any community in the FCT and its environment to rid the Nation’s capital of drug-related cases.

“We will also talk to all the governors in states to step into the operations of fighting the abuse of drugs in the country,” he added.

Abdallah urged Nigerians to come on board, adding that the need for people to know that the problem was irrational has called for concern.

He appreciated the Minister of the FCT for his support in the fight against drug abuse and promised to work with the administration.

The Chairman, WZ4TA, Mr Abdullahi Abubakar, appreciated the NDLEA boss and the agency for the positive transformation in Zone 4 presently.

“I was pained seeing children and youths involved in drugs, prostitution and other forms of social vices.

“I came to the NDLEA to lay my complaint and I am happy that the agency accepted and helped in ridding the area of drug peddlers.

“Everybody in Abuja knows what Zone 4 is, but today, we are grateful for the changes so far, for cleaning FCT.

“I think that if we as Nigerians play our roles well, like what the NDLEA has done, then the country will move forward, “ he said.

Hajia Zainab Aliyu, a resident of Zone 4, commended the NDLEA for cleaning the community, adding that youths and children are the future of Nigeria.

She decries the use of drugs by youths in the area, adding that it has jeopardised the good and beautiful future they had.

“Some of them are directed at the back of my house selling drugs and doing drugs. Sometimes I walk up to them and counsel them.

“I have helped some of them to gain admission into the university and even took one to a rehabilitation centre. NDLEA has done well but needs to do more to ensure old wounds are not opened again,” she said.

14/11/2019

Public notice on NDLEA visa clearance

12/11/2019

NDLEA arrests suspected drug kingpin in Awka

A suspected illicit drug kingpin said to have been on the wanted list of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has been arrested in Awka.

The Anambra State Commander of the NDLEA, Mr Sule Momodu announced the arrest of the suspect, Mr Ekene Okoye alias Ezenwata, while speaking with journalists at the weekend on the activities of the Command in the month of October, 2019.

Mr Momodu revealed that the suspect, Mr Okoye is one of the three major distributors of cannabis sativa otherwise called “igbo” in Awka, and has been on the wanted lists of the agency for years now.

He stated that with Mr Okoye’s arrest, they will be able to reduce the supply of the drugs within Awka and environs, after one of the three drug lords in the town died recently, leaving just one at large.

Momodu announced that so far, the agency has arrested a total of 24 suspects, all males, with well over 42.8 kilogrammes of drugs.

The NDLEA boss added that, “On the 27th of October, 2019, the State Command of the NDLEA arrested a 55 year old man, Mr Charles Ajaoku, of illicit drug trafficking in Nimo community, alongside several others.

“Out of the total quantities of illicit drugs, recovered, Cannabis Sativa or “igbo” comprised 42.7295 kilogrammes, while crystalline methamphetamine popularly known in the local parlance as “mkpurumiri” is 0.0747 kilogrammes and Heroine is about 0.0011 kilogrammes.”

Mr Momodu also revealed that NDLEA secured six convictions of different number of years for the month of October.
He warned all peddlers of hard drugs in the State to either retrace their steps, leave the State or face the music.

01/11/2019

NDLEA busts illegal cough syrup laboratory in Kano
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered an illegal laboratory that produces cough syrup with codeine at Walalambe area of Kano State. The state commander of the agency, Dr. Ibrahim Abdul, disclosed this during a monthly media briefing yesterday in his office. Dr Abdul said one Moses Umeadi, who operates the laboratory, was arrested and 900 grams of codeine powder, 25kg of cough syrup with codeine as well as 60kg of precursor chemicals were seized from the suspect. He said in the month of October, a total of 856.078kg of different drugs and psychotropic substances such as Indian h**p, co***ne and he**in, were seized from 94 suspects, including 89 males and five females. “This statistics represent a sharp decline in the number of arrests and seizure which may not be unconnected to the decline of drug abuse and trafficking menace in the state. Right now, Kano State is occupying 6th position in drug abuse as against the 1st position it was holding before I took over,” he said. Other achievements recorded in the month, according to the state commander are; the arrest of two suspected armed robbers with one pistol and a knife as well as raid of over 50 hotspots within and outside Kano metropolis where arrests and seizures were made.Abdul said about 17 new cases were charged to court and that brought the total number of pending cases to 89, adding that six convictions were secured. He lauded the synergy between the agency and other security agencies in the state which he said was yielding positive results. He also commended Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, for his support, while urging him to complete their rehabilitation centre, “which has reached advanced stage.”

29/10/2019

BREAKING: NDLEA arrests widow for ingesting 69 wraps of he**in

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The Airport Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, has arrested a 54-year-old widow and mother of six for ingesting 60 wraps of he**in.

The woman was arrested at Lagos Airport at the weekend.

The command also arrested a 45 old man for ingestion of 93 wraps of Co***ne during the outward clearing of Passengers’to board a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt.

Briefing reporters on the arrest, the NDLEA Airport Commander MMIA, Garba Ahmadu said, the 54-year-old woman who ingested 60 wraps had difficulty excreting 28 warps out the 60 she ingested.

He said her life was currently in danger because of the remaining wraps.

Ahmadu noted that the female trafficker Alhaja Sulaimon Kudirat Adunni who hails from Abeokuta Ogun State started having problems a day after her arrest as she developed complications, vomited two wraps of suspected substance resulting from irritation and stomach discomfort.

According to him, she coughed intermittently before she started vomiting and fainted in the process.

“She was promptly rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching hospital LASUTH. The suspect was examined by a team of medical specialists, ultrasound scan performed and CT scan was later recommended, which was immediately carried out on the suspect”.

The NDLEA Airport Commander noted that after she was certified stable, the suspect was taken back to custody for further investigation in order to unravel other possible associates that are linked to the case.

Ahmadu assured that the suspect was kept under strict observation for possible excretion of the remaining 32 wraps.

The second suspect Adindu Obinna Hyacinth 45 from Nnewi Anambra state according to the NDLEA commander did not give much problems as he excreted the 93 wraps ingested.

But, one of the wraps was in the process of almost unwrapping in his stomach.

“In the process of excretion, the suspect made the first excretion of 35 wraps of

15/10/2019

Be aware!!! Be aware!!!
Fraudsters have started sending NDLEA employment letters and messages to people.

“This was a message received by an applicant, “Dear X, Congratulations for Joining NDLEA. Your service number is 00721/REC08/A22. Please keep it safe. It stated scam.

“Another one stated from “Dear X, NDLEA training kits to get are: 3 Set of uniforms, both short and long sleeves and overall, 2 ceremonial suits, 2 cardigans, 12 Pieces of white T-shirt and shorts respectively.

“2 belts, 2 face caps, 2 barrette, 2 pairs of boot, 2 pairs of cover shoe, 2 pairs of canvas 1 8×8 mattress, 1 bed sheet, 1 pillow and its case. Total cost= N105,350 only.

“This is not from NDLEA.

The agency still maintains that the collation of applications is very much ongoing after which successful applicants will proceed to the next stage before final screening.

It is still a relatively long way to go, contrary to claims by scammers that the process has been completed..

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12/10/2019

Published 11-10-2019
ADDRESSING NDLEA WORKERS’ GRIEVANCES.

The management of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has started addressing the grievances of some of workers, just as the organisation said it has succeeded in checking the spread of drugs use and trafficking in Nigeria.

Spokesman of the agency, Jona Achema, said the Chairman/Chief Executive, NDLEA, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (rtd), made presentations to the federal government recently on the parlous state of the agency and on the welfare of the staff.

He said Abdallah who inherited a staff strength of barely 4, 700 officers and men has secured federal government’s approval to boost the number to 10, 000 in the ongoing recruitment exercise being carried by the agency.

Achema, said the NDLEA boss was determined to put to rest the vexed issue of staff stagnation and poor welfare scheme, which has resulted in the low staff morale.

This has prompted the management of NDLEA to approve the promotion of six officers to the rank of Assistant Commander General of Narcotics, ACGN from the rank of Commander of Narcotics, CN and another five Deputy Commanders of Narcotics, DCN to Commanders of Narcotics.

According Abdallah, “The exercise is expected to spur the benefitting commanders to put in their best in the service of the agency and the nation because the reward for hard work is more work.

“This promotion has come as a result of outstanding performance, but it is an opportunity for you to further distinguish your selves.”

NDLEA spokesman, Achema said the promotion of the senior commanders came on the heels of the elevation of a total of 1, 311 staff, made up 1, 291 staff within the rank and file and 20 others converted to officer cadre.
According to him, only recently, the agency carried out a comprehensive promotion examination exercise to ensure that every member of staff that is due for promotion was not denied and that no fewer than 2, 000 of the agency’s personnel benefit from the pending promotion.

“Col. Abdallah has repeatedly assured the agency personnel that their welfare is integral to the repositioning of the agency and that all the outstanding benefits of the officers and men are well documented awaiting the release of funds by government.

“He has had to halt the indiscriminate transfer of personnel except for exigency of duty, knowing that there is need to make funds readily available for the payment of transfer allowances.

“The Chairman has equally tinkered with the structure of the agency for better performance. He has created two new Directorates of Establishment and Planning and that of Sea Port Operations, both headed by Assistant Commanders-General of Narcotics,” Achema explained.

He said during the current period, the agency also recorded huge success in fighting drug trafficking in the country, noting that the agency was able to put to an end the obnoxious act of putting drugs in innocent air passengers’ luggage, which would have resulted in the killing of some Nigerians in Saudi Arabia.

NDLEA has also started fighting against internal movement of drugs in the country so that the substances would not get to the consumers.

“Take Kano State for instance, where the NDLEA Command has brought the hitherto thriving illicit Tramadol and cough syrup with codeine market on its knees with a sustained crack down on warehouses and joints,” Achema said.

This year alone, NDLEA has arrested 64 suspected drug traffickers and carried out 54 seizures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos in the past nine months and has recorded similar successes at other airports.

Acheme, said the success being recorded by the agency is not by chance but through outlined strategy and plan to fight against the trafficking and sale of drugs in Nigeria.

NDLEA said it has to take drastic measures because its records show that drug trafficking is on the rise; so also is the local consumption of hard drugs.

The agency also disclosed that some of those who monitor the activities of drug users and their behaviour, say that drug usage could be seen as an escape from hardship, seeking for euphoria and finding elixir for a mind that is troubled.

So despite the punitive measures introduced by government at different times to discourage drug trafficking, indications show that movement of drugs through the airports and in the states is on the rise, hence the new strategic fight against drugs by the agency.

Recently in Taraba State Command of the agency, in a recent sting operation apprehended 21 suspected suppliers of illicit drugs to the terrorist strong holds.

The Command seized 239 kilograms of drugs from the suspects.

Also in Osun State Command, the agency discovered and destroyed 2.4 hectares of Cannabis plantations located in a near-impossible terrain.

Achema, said similar success was being recorded in other states of the federation, noting that this is a new dawn in the fight against drugs.