The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has made clarifications following the presence of its operatives at Admiralty Way, Lekki, Lagos State.
The anti-narcotic agency was responding to an enquiry by comedian Bright Okpocha aka Basketmouth on Saturday.
Mr Bright had tweeted on Friday, “Are you people are aware of the stop and search going on currently on Admiralty Way in LEKKI by members of your force? #ndlea_nigeria.”
While responding to the query, NDLEA disclosed that the stop-and-search exercise was to “protect residents from the activities of drug dealers and disrupt supply chain of illicit substances.”
NDLEA said, “Thanks #basket_mouth. The men are on authorized duty based on intelligence, their presence there is not a regular occurrence.
“It’s part of efforts to protect residents from the activities of drug dealers and disrupt supply chain of illicit substances. The cooperation of all is key.”
