Chairman, Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mr. Ahmadu Giade, on Monday said barons had been fleeing Lagos State due to a renewed offensive against drug trafficking coupled with the discovery of four clandestine laboratories last year.
Giade said this while receiving two Toyota Hilux vehicles from the Lagos State Government at Alausa.
In a statement by the NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, Giade added that the arrest of the operators which included three Bolivians, also induced the flight.
He said, “Lagos State presents a peculiar challenge for the NDLEA because of certain characteristics that drug barons find attractive. Lagos has a large rich population.
“The presence of seaports, airport and land borders are also attractive to the drug barons.
“However, most of them have been forced to relocate from Lagos due to efforts of our men and the discovery of the methamphetamine factories.
“We have intelligence on them and a systematic raid operation shall be launched against them wherever they may be as soon as it is expedient.”
Thanking the government, Giade added that the donation marked the beginning of a long cordial and promising relationship between the agency and the government.
He added that he had informed the state government in January of the drug situation in the state.
He said, “The situation today is better and this donation is the beginning of a fruitful partnership with the Lagos State Government. I can assure you of a vibrant and promising anti-drug campaign in the state.”
Fashola expressed support for the campaign advocating stiffer penalties for drug offenders.
He said, “I am in support of your campaign for stiffer punishment for drug traffickers. In the face of global insecurity, it is impossible not to put a sharper focus on the role drugs play in crime.”
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