Drug war: NDLEA to deploy personnel to 774 LGAs in 2024 – Marwa

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it will deploy personnel to 774 Local Government Areas in 2024 to strengthen the war against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking, especially in local communities.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Friday in Abuja.

The NDLEA Chairman, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), said this while responding to a request for partnership and deployment of more NDLEA officers in all parts of Katsina by Gov. Dikko Radda.

Marwa stated that the request was based on taming the problem of drug abuse and insecurity in the state.

Marwa commended Gov. Radda for his efforts to surmount the various challenges faced and enhance the socio-economic development of the state.

He appealed to the Katsina government to have a state drug control committee, of which the NDLEA would be the secretary and the chairperson the First Lady of the State.

He said that the first ladies were in a strategic position because they were the mothers who had the best interests of the government at heart.

Speaking earlier, Gov. Radda said he was at the agency as part of his government’s efforts to solve the problem of insecurity facing the state.

Radda said that it was no longer news that the problem of insecurity had been ongoing for years and that insecurity was one of the major issues confronting Katsina State.

Radda said that he hoped the partnership would go a long way in alleviating the issues facing the state and improving the economy.