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Over one thousand intending personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, who reported for screening and documentation at the agency’s training camp in Jos vacated their hostels on Tuesday as there was no official to attend to them.
Some of the applicants, who were stranded, were seen with their bags and baggage around 8am on Tuesday moving out of the hostels where they were camped.
A female applicant, who spoke to
The PUNCH, disclosed that she came from Kaduna State to participate in the botched screening.
She said, “Many of us came from different states very far from Plateau State, only to be told to return home after spending money and time. It is very frustrating. The Federal Government should put its house in order and learn to treat citizens with dignity.”
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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officials examine paraphernalia in the evidence room confiscated from a clandestine methamphetamine lab busted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Obinugwu village, southeast Nigeria, on November 22, 2018. – With access to lucrative markets to the south and east, and aided by porous borders and corrupt law enforcement, experts warn Nigeria is fast becoming a major player in the global methamphetamine market. (Photo by STEFAN HEUNIS / AFP)
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has suspended the ongoing screening of applicants for recruitment due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
NDLEA’s spokesman, Deputy Commander of Narcotics, Jonah Achema, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
ABUJA – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has suspended the ongoing screening of applicants for recruitment due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
NDLEA’s spokesman, Deputy Commander of Narcotics, Jonah Achema, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
Achema said that the screening suspension was based on strict compliance with the directive of the Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Mallami, SAN.
NAN reports that NDLEA had on Jan. 8, released the list of shortlisted candidates.
The candidates, numbering 5, 000, were due to appear at the agency’s academy, Citadel Counter-Narcotics Nigeria, Katton-Rikkos, Jos, for screening and documentation between Jan. 10 and Jan. 23.