According to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s Federal Capital Territory command, Nigeria’s fight against illegal drug use and trafficking is showing progress.
This was revealed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja by the Commander of Narcotics for the Federal Capital Territory, Kabir Tsakuwa.
Tsakuwa claimed that all three branches of the federal government had been working hard to prevent drug misuse and trafficking in the nation.
According to him, the Regional Academy for Drug Control in Jos is now training roughly 2,500 cadets.
He added that another 2,500 cadets had just finished their training at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) College in Katsina to become Narcotic Agents and Narcotic Assistants.
He claimed that all of this was done to increase the agency’s manpower in order to combat the threat plaguing the region.
He stated, “Just in September, the organization convened the 31st meeting of all Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, Africa (HONLAF) in Abuja with the full backing of the Federal Government.
He claims that in addition to assuring the NDLEA, the country, and the world community of his commitment to the country’s fight against substance misuse and illicit drug trafficking, President Bola Tinubu also promised to provide the agency with instruments.
“The final stages of the National Assembly’s consideration of the proposed revision to the agency Act will strengthen the nation’s efforts to combat drug usage and trafficking.
Since the revisions will include harsh punishments for drug offenses, the initiative will help deter illicit drug trafficking.
“This one-of-a-kind operation demonstrates the Federal government’s unparalleled commitment to the war on drugs.
“This is done through its legislative branch, keeping in mind that the drug trafficking trend is dynamic and necessitates periodic amendments to our legal system,” he stated.
Tsakuwa added that the Federal Capital Territory Administration had been giving the command a lot of unwavering assistance.
This, he continued, has assisted the organization in ensuring that the region and some “black spots” were free of drug dealers, and he thanked the FCTA for supporting the NDLEA FCT Command.
Tsakuwa told Mr. Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, that the command was prepared and dedicated to ridding the FCT and its surroundings of drug addiction and illegal trafficking.
He said that the security of the FCT was one of the minister’s major objectives when he first took office.
The command would continue to successfully fulfill its crucial role in achieving the overall security of the FCT, he said, “having established that drug has nexus with other criminalities, ranging from terrorism, abduction, armed robbery, etc.
The NDLEA boss claimed that the agency had a strong working relationship with the judiciary as a result of the judges’ prompt attention to all of the agency’s cases.
Tsakuwa claimed that it had enabled the command to record the level of conviction within the year.
In order to increase arrests and seizures for the overall safety of the Federal Capital, he stated, “We shall continue to take advantage of our friendly relationship.”
