The Chairman/Chief Govt Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Marwa (Rtd) has stated that Nigeria and the UK have convicted over 9000 individuals for illicit drug offences in three years.
He acknowledged this when the Head of UK Residence Workplace Worldwide Operations, Victoria Pullen led her colleague, Kristoffer Hawksfield on a courtesy go to to the Chairman/Chief Govt Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Marwa (Rtd) to signal a renewed Memorandum of Understanding between HOIO and NDLEA in Abuja on Monday.
In line with him, the duo have additionally arrested over 52, 000 in three years.
“We’ve got made, in three years, over 52,000 arrests. We’ve got made seizures of over 8,000 tons of illicit substances and convictions in extra of 9,000. That’s a really vital success in courtroom. Given the quantity of site visitors of travellers between the UK and Nigeria, there’s a want for sharing of intelligence and actionable knowledge additional collaboration in that respect will additional strengthen our relationship. So, I’m excited that we’re signing a brand new MoU right here at present.”
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Whereas talking earlier, Pullen famous that the UK’s collaboration with Nigeria within the combat in opposition to substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking is yielding constructive outcomes, as evidenced by the streak of successes being recorded by the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) in current occasions.
Whereas thanking Marwa for “wonderful cooperation”, Pullen stated “the problem of drug trafficking is a large world subject, and like many huge challenges corresponding to drug trafficking, it takes an enormous world effort to try to counter that. I feel it’s evident by a number of the current successes and the quantity of a number of the illicit commodities that your groups are discovering that that cooperation is working exceptionally effectively at the moment, and we’re at the moment actually having fun with working along with your crew on these successes.”
In line with her, “the willingness of your groups to work with us and do issues otherwise and take a look at issues otherwise, which happily is resulting in these successes, and we like the way in which that you simply’ve labored with the UK and the degrees of engagement that we’ve loved with the groups.” She stated the commissioning of the NDLEA Marine Command Headquarters constructed and donated by the UK authorities in Lagos final week was a big marker within the cooperation between the Company and HOIO.
“We sit up for seeing the outcomes of that degree of funding that may deliver vital advantages to you in Nigeria by with the ability to cease these medication from permeating your individual society, and likewise within the world house as a result of the extra that we provide help to to interdict and take out of the system right here, the much less that’s going into nations around the globe and into society.
“Our crew has bought nothing however very, very constructive issues to say in regards to the relationship that we now have with you and your groups, and we very a lot sit up for the long run and constructing on these and making them quite a bit higher”, she added.
In his response, Marwa expressed appreciation to the UK authorities for supporting Nigeria’s efforts to curb the scourge of illicit drug trafficking, particularly with the constructing and donation of a Marine Headquarters facility to the company final week, and an analogous operational facility on the MMIA Command in Ikeja Lagos final yr.
“I’m most delighted to satisfy Ms Victoria Pullen in particular person, because it offers me the chance to specific profound gratitude on behalf of myself, the company and the nation for the super help, each tangible and intangible, that we now have acquired from the Residence Workplace Worldwide Operations (HOIO), particularly, and the British Authorities normally.
“Simply final week, we commissioned the Marine Command Headquarters of NDLEA, constructed from scratch and donated by the Residence Workplace Worldwide Operations. We’ve got additionally acquired previously a brand new CITF facility on the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport, Lagos, additionally from the Residence Workplace Worldwide Operations. These are along with others like coaching and intelligence which can be very important to our counter-narcotics operations.
“Since we kicked off the reform of NDLEA three years in the past, we now have loved an rising partnership with the Residence Workplace Worldwide Operations. Amongst our worldwide companions the Residence Workplace Worldwide Operations is one in all our main companions whose contributions immeasurably improve the capability of NDLEA and invariably affect our efficiency positively”, he acknowledged.
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