Commandant Eweka extends a warm greeting to the NDLEA in Lagos

In this pledge, Commandant Eweka pledges to permanently support NDLEA in their fight against drug proliferation and substance abuse, amongst others, in Lagos state.

The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Lagos State Command, Commandant Eweka Douglas Okoro, received the State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Lagos State Command, Barr. Callys Alumona, in his office today, Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at 1:12 pm at the Lagos State Command Headquarters, at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.

The new State Commander, NDLEA, Lagos State Command, stated first that he deemed it necessary to visit the NSCDC, Lagos State Command, as his first point of call, because of the laudable achievements of the command in recent times and the cordial inter-agency collaboration between the two security agencies in Lagos State.

In a statement from the spokesman for the NSCDC, ASCI Abolurin Oluwasehun Olumide, the Commander, NDLEA, Lagos State Command, also sought to partner, collaborate, synergise and solidify the existing cordial relationship, between the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the NDLEA in Lagos State, as a reputable law enforcement agency, in order to fulfil their statutory mandates and functions in the state.

However, the Commandant, NSCDC, Lagos State Command, Commandant Eweka Okoro, in his response, during the visit, reiterated the position and charge of the Commandant General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, CG Ahmed Abubakar Audi, on inter-agency collaboration between the NSCDC and other services in the nation. Therefore, he assured the State Commander, NDLEA, Lagos State Command, of a good working relationship in the state.

In the same vein, Commandant Eweka stated that the relationship between the two organizations (NSCDC and NDLEA) can be said to be historical and remarkable. He, as well, seized the opportunity to share good, achievable, and credible intelligence with the Commander, NDLEA, Lagos State Command, and other members of his team during the visit. He also said that the Command will always hand over to the NDLEA, any suspected drug law offenders apprehended by the Command’s operatives during their routine operations or otherwise.

Finally, Commandant Eweka and the State Commander, NDLEA, Lagos State Command, agreed to work and partner together, in order to eradicate the proliferation of drugs or substance abuse and many other related offences connected to such in Lagos state. This, he said, “could be achieved through the deployment of several well-planned strategies, which include but are not limited to robust intelligence gathering, routine operations with the arrest of offenders, in relations with such offences and violations against drug laws, as stipulated by the NDLEA Act