The NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.), has announced the creation of new directorates during a meeting at the Agency headquarters in Abuja. He said that the new development will help the Agency to achieve greater heights.
Also, the Agency reshuffled directors, merged Special Weapon and Tactics, SWAT, teams, and created new directorates in the process.
The changes were announced in a statement today by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. He said the creation of new directorates was carried out “enhance efficiency and strengthen the operations of the lead narcotic agency in the country.”
The statement also noted that the changes will take effect from Tuesday, May 11, 2021.
In the new arrangement, the former director of administration and establishment, Ezekiel Epeso, became the director of technical services; the former head of internal affairs, Sani Ibrahim Sani became the new director of administration and establishment while Pius Gamde, an assistant director, Legal Services, is now director, internal affairs/provost marshal of the Agency.
The former director of technical services, Ahmed Ninigi has now been moved to a newly created directorate as Commander, strike force/director, special duties.
Marwa said: “What we are doing now is to reposition the NDLEA to be able to effectively take on the drug cartels and syndicates operating in any part of the country.
“We have to target the cartels and not only the traffickers; we have to put more bite.”