The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa, (rtd), has applauded the supportive role the National Association of Online Security Reporters (NAOSRE) played in the illicit drug war during the year 2021.
Speaking during an interactive session with NAOSRE President, Femi Oyewale, Marwa noted with satisfaction that NAOSRE has been an integral part of the agency’s struggle to exterminate the activities of illicit drug agents.
“With NAOSRE, there has never been a dull moment. We appreciate the leaders and members for their patriotic supports of our activities in NDLEA,” he said.
The NDLEA boss who spoke through his director of publicity, Femi Babafemi, asked for further co-operation in the year 2022, noting that “President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to make Nigeria a choice country to foreign investors can only be actualized when the media plays its noble role and key into NDLEA’s fight against illicit drugs and its peddlers.”
“NDLEA’s struggle to reduce the demand and supply of illicit drugs across the length and breadth of Nigeria is a task for all patriotic Nigerians including the media.” He added.
Earlier, the NAOSRE President commended the efforts of the Agency and urged Marwa and his men to deploy more technologies in its operations.
In his overview, Oyewale projected a positive outlook in the year 2022 and reassured the Agency of NAOSRE’s continuous support to security agencies to actualise the critical objective of a safer Nigeria.
Meanwhile, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, recently arrested a skit maker, Sunday Joshua, popularly known on social media as ‘De-General’, following the raid of a notorious drug joint at Orchid Estate, Lekki area of Lagos state.
“Acting on credible intelligence, narcotic officers stormed the drug joint in the estate, where three suspects were arrested with illicit drugs including 200 sachets of 225mg Tramadol and 1.5kilograms of cannabis Sativa. In the course of the operation, some persons including the suspected dealer ran away with bags suspected to contain exhibits.” The Agency said in a statement.
According to the statement, a trail showed they ran into a house located at 2B Saula Akinlolu way, Orchid estate, which is the residence of the 22-year-old Sunday Joshua. “The young men started to make noise to prevent a search when the operatives introduced themselves as officers of NDLEA and submitted themselves for search before entry. This was done and a search was conducted.
“The search led to the recovery of drug exhibits including cannabis sativa; Tramadol 225mg, and some paraphernalia for drug use. This was after the suspect had requested to record on video the search, which the officers out of sense of civility allowed. The video trending on social media was the moment the suspect and his friends decided to disrupt the bid to conduct a search of the house.
In his confessional statement in custody, the suspect admitted ownership of the drugs recovered from his house.
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