The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said between January and September 2022, it arrested a total of 19,341 suspects involved in illicit substances, of which 28 are drug barons.
He partly said, “We urge this committee to kindly look into other challenging areas of our administration and operations, like training, publicity, rents, uniforms, vehicles, welfare and consider increasing the allocation.
“This year, we have been able to look at four zones. We have touched Lagos, but more needs to be done. We pray that with more money for the barracks – because N13bn will probably build half a barrack; if we are able to achieve another N10bn or more on these barracks, then we would be able to add three more of the geopolitical zones for us to complete six.”
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