Pubdate: Sun, 10 Apr 2005
Source: Daily Champion (Nigeria)
Copyright: 2005 Daily Champion
Contact:  http://www.champion-newspapers.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3073
Author: Muhammed Kabir, Kano

NDLEA WILL END DRUG TRAFFICKING - LAFIAJI

CHAIRMAN, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Alhaji Bello Yusuf 
Lafiagi, has pledged the determination of the agency to stamp out drug 
trafficking in the country.

Alhaji Lafiagi, who received some post-humorous awards on behalf of his 
slain staff in Kano and elsewhere in the country recently, told Sunday 
Champion in an interview last week that Nigeria has emerged as one of the 
most serious countries currently waging war against drug trafficking across 
the globe.

He maintained that, despite the hazardous and tedious nature of the fight, 
the agency and its staff had resolved to give traffickers a run for their 
illicit activities.

According to him, the war against drug trafficking must be won in order to 
redeem the image of the country in global politics and business.

Alhaji Lafiagi expressed delight that the agency's efforts were receiving 
global recognition going by the several awards being awarded them for a job 
well done.

He noted that 54 of such awards had been awarded the agency at both 
national and international levels.

On his person, Lafiagi, noted that even before he assumed the leadership of 
NDLEA, President Olusegun Obasanjo had awarded him with a post-humorous 
award of excellence, adding that the President also did award him with the 
second one recently, which showed some satisfaction of what he was doing.

"Today, globally, NDLEA, is one of the most serious agencies fighting drugs 
trafficking", Lafiagi hinted.

Alhaji Bello Yusif explained that he was in Kano to destroy drugs 
confiscated in the last 3 years, adding that Kano was one of the major 
cities in the country showing seriousness in curtailing the menace of drug 
addictions.

While commenting on what had happened to five of his men in Kano who were 
killed by assailants, Lafiagi, stated that they have in collaboration with 
the police arrested some people who would soon face trial.
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