National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has reiterated calls for stringent measures to be taken against drug traffickers.
The increasing number of arrests made by the agency speaks volume of the inadequacy of the punishment meted to drug offenders.
Chairman, Ahmadu Giade who made this known said the plea is a wake-up call for stakeholders to heed the agency call on the need for tougher measures against drug traffickers.
Giade said even when the agency oppose bail application for second time offenders, the courts still grant them bail.
He said Over sixty-eight drug suspects apprehended at the Lagos airport between January and July and charged to court are currently on bail.
The Chairman said the monetary reward for drug trafficking was high and to discourage people from the criminal trade, the punishment must also be appropriate.
According to him,This is imperative as it will drastically reduce the number persons who get involved in drug trafficking.
Giade said the agency had ordered a probe into the death of a 25-year old drug trafficker who died onboard an aircraft on his way to Malaysia en route Doha, forcing the pilot to divert the plane to India.
Giade said the alleged drug trafficker reportedly took off from the Lagos airport on Tuesday, August two with a Nigerian international passport.
The Chairman said His sudden death arising from drug ingestion forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in India where he was confirmed dead in a hospital, and a post mortem conducted on him revealed that he had ingested narcotics.
The increasing number of arrests made by the agency speaks volume of the inadequacy of the punishment meted to drug offenders.
Chairman, Ahmadu Giade who made this known said the plea is a wake-up call for stakeholders to heed the agency call on the need for tougher measures against drug traffickers.
Giade said even when the agency oppose bail application for second time offenders, the courts still grant them bail.
He said Over sixty-eight drug suspects apprehended at the Lagos airport between January and July and charged to court are currently on bail.
The Chairman said the monetary reward for drug trafficking was high and to discourage people from the criminal trade, the punishment must also be appropriate.
According to him,This is imperative as it will drastically reduce the number persons who get involved in drug trafficking.
Giade said the agency had ordered a probe into the death of a 25-year old drug trafficker who died onboard an aircraft on his way to Malaysia en route Doha, forcing the pilot to divert the plane to India.
Giade said the alleged drug trafficker reportedly took off from the Lagos airport on Tuesday, August two with a Nigerian international passport.
The Chairman said His sudden death arising from drug ingestion forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in India where he was confirmed dead in a hospital, and a post mortem conducted on him revealed that he had ingested narcotics.
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