The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, will be repositioned for efficient fight against illicit drug trafficking.
This is according to its Chairman, retired Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, during his inaugural address to staff of the agency on Monday in Abuja.
He insisted that it was the duty of the NDLEA to stop all forms of drug abuse in the country.
Marwa, a former Lagos State Administer said NDLEA would be overhauled and expanded in line with the recommendations of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse, PACEDA.
He reassured all staff that their welfare will be given utmost attention; the outstanding issues of stagnation in rank, training and postings and due emoluments will be addressed as a priority.
In his words, also, operational and logistics inadequacies in the service will be looked into. Nigeria is the only country we have and we cannot fold our arms. We can, will and must eliminate the drug scourge.
“As the lead agency in the drug war in Nigeria, you are all too familiar with the extent of devastation that drug use had caused the nation said Marwa.