About 2,000 suspected drug traffickers have been arrested and charged to court since January, Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mrs. Roli Bode-George has said.
She spoke at the 50th anniversary of the Naval Officers’ Wives Association (NOWA) held at the Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC) headquarters in Apapa.
In her lecture: “Drug abuse and addiction,” Mrs. Bode-George decried the increase in the use of drugs, especially among children and youths, urging parents to be observant.
“This year alone, we have arrested over 2,000 suspects. It is not over yet because we have joint collaborations.
“Usually, we arrest between 200 and 400 suspects in one raid when we link the networks together. We are doing constant raids because we do not want children to get hooked on drugs,” she said.
The NDLEA boss stressed that aside arresting suspects, the agency rehabilitates them through counseling, both in house and at various rehabilitation centres across the country.
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