The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is set to begin an investigation of the arrest of three Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia in connection with substances suspected to be cocaine.
This is coming following an order by the Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (retd.).
bdallah assured members of the public that the NDLEA will get to the root of the incident, expressing disappointment over the unfortunate incident.
The Panel of inquiry will be chaired by the Director of Operations and General Investigation, Mr. Olugbenga Mabo.
The Agency had also deployed more investigators to all the screening camps nationwide.
In a press release yesterday, August 26th, the NDLEA boss said, “Narcotic smuggling is criminal and the involvement of pilgrims is utterly reprehensible. This is unfortunate and we are working very hard to get to the root of it. The Agency is handling this case with every sense of seriousness and urgency because this action has negatively affected the image of Nigeria. We have also taken measures to intensify the on-going screening of pilgrims who are yet to depart to Saudi Arabia to prevent a re-occurrence of the sad incident”.