Niger NDLEA to go after drug peddlers – Commander

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The Niger Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it will go after peddlers of illicit drugs to sanitise the political process before the general election in February.

“Political thugs use hard drugs to enable them commit electoral violence, therefore, we will not allow drugs to determine the actions and activities during the general election in the state,” he said.

He, therefore, warned illicit drug abusers, peddlers and barons to steer clear of the state as the agency would go tough on them. “We want to sound a note of warning to all illicit drug users, peddlers and barons in Niger State to desist from the unwholesome practices. “We want to tell them that we will go after them until we arrest and prosecute them,” the NDLEA commander added.that in 2022 the command received two awards from the national headquarters of the agency as the best in drug demand reduction.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

 

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