Gen. Marwa who made the call at the University of Abuja while launching the ‘drug free university campaign’ on Wednesday 9th February, 2022, also called for a partnership between the NDLEA and the university system that will allow the agency set up outposts on campuses to further strengthen the authorities in fighting the scourge.
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This was revealed in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday.
The actors gave the assurance Monday during a meeting with the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) at the National Headquarters of the Agency, Abuja.
Delivering judgment, Justice Uche Agomoh, held that she convicted and sentenced Idowu based on the evidence before her as well as his plea of guilt.
The forum is also seeking a formidable partnership that will secure the states and Nigeria from the menace of drug sub-culture.
The Committee had invited the NDLEA over the alleged unapproved spending and failure to account for advances granted to some of its officials.
The defendant, who is unemployed, is standing trial before Justice Yellin Bogoro.
The NDLEA also said over 1,500 kilograms of imported Loud and other illicit substances have been intercepted in raids across Lagos and Edo states.
Marwa gave the warning Saturday during the passing out parade of 2,000 Narcotic Assistants at the NDLEA Academy, Jos, Plateau state, where he charged the newly trained personnel to beware of the temptation of inducement in the line of their work.
Idris Bello, the NDLEA Zonal Commander, Zone B, covering Adamawa, Gombe and Taraba states, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Yola.
He stated this while answering questions from journalists at a press briefing at the Agency’s national headquarters in Abuja on Monday 24th January, 2022 to mark his first anniversary as Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA.
Following credible intelligence, operatives raided the garden at Wuse Zone 5 behind Shoprite, where a lady Rachael Famiyesun, 29, who deals in drug cookies, was arrested along with her salesgirl, Stella Sunday, 20. Beside the cookies, they were also caught selling bottles of black currant drink popularly called Zobo prepared with cannabis.
The Judge, Justice Uche Agomoh, said Abdulkabir was convicted and sentenced based on the evidence before her.
Adewusi was named the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Postal Service on December 23, 2019 by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Buba Wakawa, the State Commander of the agency, made the disclosure in Benin during a media briefing.
In addition, a total of One Million Four Hundred and Thirteen Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty Four Naira (N1, 413,344) was seized along with arms and ammunition from a suspected bandit and a drug kingpin in Plateau state while over 137.754 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs were recovered during interdiction operations across seven states in the past week.
NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday confirmed the confiscated items across seven states
Muhammad Idris, the NDLEA Zonal Commander, Sokoto, made this known during a drug abuse sensitization programme.
The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi announced this in a statement issued in Abuja Wednesday.