PSC PARTNERS NDLEA TO SUBJECT POLICE RECRUITS TO DRUG INTEGRITY TESTS

Police Service Commission has requested the support of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to conduct drug integrity test for police personnel.

The Chairman of the PSC, HASHIMU ARGUNGU, who is a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, made the request when he led a team on a courtesy visit to the NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, retired Brigadier General MOHAMED BUBA MARWA.

Speaking during the meeting at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja, retired DIG ARGUNGU said the proposed drug screening of police personnel would be decentralize across the various states of the federation.

In his response, retired Brigadier General MARWA said that the drug scourge in Nigeria is a challenge affecting every part of the country’s national life and propelling security challenges.

On the PSC’s request for drug integrity test for new police recruits, MARWA said the NDLEA was delighted to collaborate with the Commission to achieve the objectives.