Two thousand new officers have been trained to boost the fight against drug abuse and trafficking in the country.

The officers who are narcotic assistants were trained by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA at its Academy in Jos, the Plateau State.

Addressing the new officers at their passingout parade, its Chairman and Chief Executive, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, reminded them of the consequences of compromising the agency’s effort and to be mindful of the temptation of inducement.
According to him, never compromise! Do not forget that society needs protection from these bad actors, and any failure in your duty can directly or indirectly jeopardise the society, including your family. Hence, every encounter with the illicit drug underworld should be a moment of strength and not a moment of weakness.
Marwa asked the new officers not to forget the series of steps taken in the past twelve months to reposition the agency for effectiveness, saying they were coming on board at the right time.
According to him, the job has become exciting, challenging, and gratifying, and the agency is presently in an era when it has launched an offensive action to put traffickers and barons on the defensive.
He added that they have equally launched the war against drug abuse campaign to win over the society as collaborators in the effort to curb illicit drug abuse.
Marwa also point out that the officers are a lucky generation of narcotic officers and men because their employment is coming at a time they will be beneficiaries of an enhanced welfare package that includes life insurance and barracks, for which the agency had received a green light for its construction starting from this year.
In his words, as the saying goes, to whom much is given, much is expected; NDLEA has raised its standard. The bars of work ethics, discipline, and performance have been raised to make our work dynamics very competitive.
He spoke through his special adviser, Colonel Yakubu Bako.
The set of two thousand is said to be the last batch of five thousand newly recruited officers and men to be trained at the academy since last year.