Two officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, have been declared wanted after absconding with narcotics last month.
Daniel Goska and Ndubuisi Ughor
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have declared two anti-narcotics officials wanted after absconding with seized drugs last month.
A Superintendent of Narcotics, Daniel Goska, and a Chief Narcotic Agent, Ndubuisi Ughor, reportedly disappeared from their duty posts after a drug suspect, Dayson-Eddie Ifeanyichukwu, was arrested with 74.4 kilogrammes of banned drugs and for unlawful exportation of the banned drugs at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
The NDLEA said in a statement on Monday that the officers were last seen on duty at the Enugu Airport on August 7, and the Agency's rules states that absence from duty for 21 days is punishable by dismissal.
NDLEA’s chairman, Ahmadu Giade, said any staff indicted under the law would be treated equally.
"The agency has taken necessary steps by stopping the salaries of the officers and declaring them wanted. Winning the war against illicit drugs demands that while dislodging drug cartels; we must ensure that members of staff comply with best practice at all times.
Efforts are ongoing to charge the officers in line with the rules of engagement. The agency is moving forward and will continue to purge itself of undesirable persons who are deficient in discipline and integrity," he said.
The NDLEA chairman called on members of the public with useful information about their whereabouts to report to the nearest office.
The incident was not the first time government officials would collude with drug trafficking suspects to evade justice.