The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has prioritized the remuneration and working conditions of its staff to enable them carry out their duties diligently.
Chairman of the Agency, Retired Brigadier General Buba Marwa stated this during a working visit to the Kaduna State Command of the agency, where he charged personnel to redouble effort towards tackling drug trafficking in Nigeria.
Stressing the pivotal role played by the NDLEA in Kaduna in the fight against the use and sales of illicit substances, General Marwa said more deployments would be made to help the command contain activities of traffickers.
He assured that the agency under his watch would not relent in going after traffickers pointing to the acquisition of modern gadgets that would aid the fight against drug trafficking.
The NDLEA boss explained that the agency would strengthen partnership with local and international organization to help Nigeria overcome the menace of drug trafficking.
In a remark, the NDLEA Commander in Kaduna, CS Samai’la Danjuma described the visit of Brigadier General Buba Marwa as a morale booster, noting that the command has arrested 155 drug offenders with 2,282 pending cases and 82 drug abusers receiving treatment and counseling.
Meanwhile, NDLEA appealed to media organizations to always support the agency by publicizing it’s activities to achieve more results.