The government of the United Kingdom has said it will provide One Million Pounds (£1million) worth of support to enhance the operations of Nigeria’s Anti-narcotic agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in 2022.
The Director, Home Office International Operations, Nick Fowler made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa in Abuja.
Mr. Nick Fowler commended Brig. Gen. Marwa for the huge success NDLEA has recorded under his leadership.
He said the Agency has been able to play a significant role by intercepting loads of illicit drugs going to the UK.
Fowler assured that his office is now well positioned to share intelligence with NDLEA.
The UK top official also said the British government is willing to enhance NDLEAs operations with provision of strategic equipment, logistics and training as part of a £1million plan implementation.
Also speaking the NDLEA boss rtd Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa expressed appreciation to the visiting UK team and the British government for previous support to NDLEA.
He said with the expansion of the operations, commands structure and staff strength of the Agency, he would need more support and collaboration from the UK government.
While stating that the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government has been very supportive of the work of the Agency in critical areas, Marwa asked for strengthened intelligence sharing collaboration, provision of essential operational logistics and training among others from the UK government.
Additional provision is expected by the UK over a period of three years.
