The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of 30 drug traffickers at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
The assistant commander general of NDLEA, Airport Command, Mr. Ahmadu Garba, told journalists in Lagos on Thursday that the suspects were apprehended between May and June.
He said the arrests were made through intelligence gathering.
The commander general also disclosed that the command was awarded the Most Outstanding Command by NDLEA for its due diligence and the excellent performance of its officers.
“We won the award for the Most Outstanding Command in Nigeria for the months of January to April. The award is given every two months and we are still hopeful that we will win the next one for the months of May and June.
“There are so many things used by the NDLEA and I am not part of the selection team. Probably they look at the number of arrests by a command, nature of some of the cases. It is on record that officers were offered the sum of $24,500 by some of the barons within the period, but they rejected it.
“There was another case they wanted to compromise the officers. Also, a number of our cases are going for prosecution. There is a team that is in charge of this award. For the months of May and June, we made more than 30 arrests at the airport and the cargo areas alone.
“The good thing is that the awards have gingered the officers in the command to work more. Everyone is now struggling to make arrests so that they can gain recognition and award. For each award, the officer gets promotion and other incentives,” he added.
