NDLEA Seizes N80bn Worth Of Illicit Substances In Three Months

About two million kilogrammes of illicit substances valued at Eighty billion naira has been seized by the National Drug laws enforcement agency NDLEA within the last three months.

Chief executive officer NDLEA Brig. General Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd) announced this while playing host to the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali in Abuja who visited the anti-drug agency to seek for synergy in fighting crimes and criminality in the country.

The NDLEA chief told the Police boss that the agency has secured over three hundred and fifty convictions with over two thousand one hundred persons arrested in his one hundred days in office.

These successes according to Marwa were recorded due to robust offensive and clamp down on drug traffickers across the country.

The NDLEA boss noted that with renewed collaboration and information sharing with the Nigerian Police, more seizures of illicit substances and drug barons will be recorded and security of lives and property will be achieved.

He said, “I have the highest respect for the Nigerian Police Force when properly motivated and equipped. Your visit is timely, we need renewed collaboration between us because the use of drugs is now confirmed as a major cause of criminal activities in Nigeria”.

 The NDLEA boss said, “so far about fifteen million Nigerians use drugs which  is a very high number and working with the mandate giving to us by the President to mob up all illicit substances and make Nigeria a very safe heaven, the NDLEA has remained up standing by ratcheting all our activities.”

Marwa who congratulated the Acting Inspector General of Police promised better collaboration with the Police and solicited for training for his men for better capacity. “We believe Nigerian Police Force will support us with Intelligence tracking and training support at the Police institutes. We should also appoint a liaison between us so that there will be contact.” Marwa added.

Earlier, the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali while congratulating the NDLEA boss, seek for synergy and collaboration in crime prevention.

He said criminals in whatever guise use illicit drugs to perpetuate criminality adding that when the synergy between the two agencies will nib criminality and safeguard the society.

He said, “behind every crime, there’s always the issue of drug and if we synergize, corporate and collaborate it will very beneficial to Nigerians and indeed the law enforcement as a whole”.

The Police boss assured readiness to corporate with the anti-drug agency in conducting any operations to rid the country of crimes and criminality. “Anytime 247, sir we are ready to collaborate with you”. AIG emphasized.