The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Katsina State, has attributed the success recorded so far in the war against drug abuse to effective, efficient, and robust synergy with other sister law enforcement agencies.
The Katsina State Commander of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, Sule Momodu, who said this during his visits to some of the major law enforcement agencies in the state said, the agency under his watch will continue to fight drug abuse to a standstill.
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Agencies visited by the Commander, Sule Momodu, and his men include the Department of State Security Services, Nigerian Immigration Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Nigeria Customs Service, and the Nigeria Correctional Services.
At the meetings, the commander educated the different officers and men on the dangers of drug abuse, to themselves, as well as the effect it has on the economy, and security of the state and nation at large, hence, the need for effective and efficient synergy. He also showed the officers and men the different modes of concealment of drugs by traffickers to beat the law enforcement agents.
Both the Acting Customs Area Comptroller, Deputy Comptroller Dalha Wada, and his Nigeria Correctional Services counterpart, Abdulmumin Haruna, pledged their support for the fight against drug abuse.
He added that the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency recently conducted series of sting operations on some black spots and criminal hideouts within the metropolis, where several suspected drug abusers, their collaborators, and major suppliers were smoked out. Momodu described the operation as a signal to drug peddlers and criminals that it is no longer business as usual.
The Katsina State Commander of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, further added that in the coming days, the same message of synergy will be preached to other agencies, saddled with enforcing laws in the land.
(Editor: Abaje Usekwe)
