The Kwara Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 420 suspects between January and December 2022 in Kwara.
The state Commander of the agency, Alhaji Ibrahim Saidu, disclosed this in Ilorin on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria .The commander also confirmed that 44 suspects were convicted, while 213 were released to their families.
“We made our arrest based on information, surveillance and other strategies won’t like to disclose,” said the commander. Sa’idu also said the NDLEA has embarked on sensitisation programmes to higher institutions, secondary schools and rural communities to achieve a drug-free society in the state.
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