GERMANY ORGANISES TRAINING FOR NDLEA

The German Government has organized a training programme for twenty-nine (29) officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). German Consular General, Mr. Michael Derus while flagging off the training at the Agency’s headquarters in Lagos described it as vital to drug related crime fighting.

 

The two weeks intensive course focuses on the Suppression of Drug-related Crime with special emphasis on synthetic drugs and precursors as well as evidence handling in drug related offences. Two NDLEA officers are also in Germany on refresher training on drug-related crime fighting.

 

According to the Consular General, “this course proposed by the German Federal Criminal Police Office Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) for NDLEA officers covers a vital aspect of drug-related crime fighting. It is aimed at increasing and improving the co-operation efficiency between the BKA and NDLEA. While this training is holding here, we also have two NDLEA officers in German under our scholarship”.

 

Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade in his remarks thanked the Consular General for the support. “On behalf of the Nigerian Government, I sincerely thank the German Government for supporting the fight against narcotics. It is a testimony to the depth of collaboration between both countries” Giade stated.

 

The NDLEA boss stressed that training is crucial in establishing and sustaining supremacy over drug trafficking cartels. In his words, “if we must continue to win this all-important fight, we must train and retrain officers on latest drug control techniques. The discovery of Clandestine Laboratories for methamphetamine production in the country in the past two years demands that we must build the capacity of officers to cope with new challenges”.

 

Giade listed some of the assistance rendered by the German Government to the Agency to include sniffer dog handling and training for three (3) NDLEA officers in Dresden/Saxony in Germany with the donation of four sniffer dogs in 2009/2010. In addition, two air-conditioned buses were donated to the Canine Unit of the Agency to convey the dogs to operational areas.

 

The NDLEA boss charged the trainees to take full advantage of the training programme. “Evidence handling is crucial for the successful prosecution of cases while effective knowledge of precursor chemicals is indispensable in Clandestine Laboratory operations. It is by relevant training that individuals and organizations sustains optimum performance. Every participant must exhibit a high level of discipline and decorum”.

 

He assured the Consular General that the knowledge gained from the training will soon translate to more positive result on the Agency’s scorecard.