x

Immigration Officers To Undergo Drugs Test – Comptroller-General

Jennifer Y Omiloli

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, said that all Nigeria Immigration Service officers and people are required to undergo drug test to determine their mental alertness while in service.

He disclosed this on Saturday, during the passing-out parade of the 3rd Conversion Course of 509 graduands at the Immigration Training School, Kano.

The immigration boss said the drug-test will be for both senior and junior officers, including himself.

His statement in part: “the first stage will not be Infinitum, it will be findings, and I will start with myself. That is why I said that the drug test starts with me. I will be the first person to do the test, others will follow.

“It is not only that we are Nigerians, but we have also been empowered with weapons to protect our country and territorial borders. If we don’t have a strategy to remove the syndrome of drug abuse from our officers, it will be very dangerous for us.

“I hope all other law enforcement will do the same. You cannot give arms to people who take drugs. So, the best thing you can do is to start checking the situation.”

“When we found you to have drugs in your blood, we will rehabilitate you, we will guide you on how to stop it. We will conduct another test, and I assure you by the time when we do three tests if the person is not changing, it means, that person cannot work with us.

“If in the first test we carry out and we find out that you have high blood in you, we cannot give you weapons. You cannot have contact with weapons at all—this is very important in terms of national security because the government buys arms for us and we cannot use the same arms against our people—that is fundamental.

“You know, President Muhammadu Buhari just inaugurated a Committee on drug abuse. We are Nigerians. Every immigration officer is a Nigerian. We are around 28, 000 immigration officers who are all Nigerians.”

Hot this week

KSADP Invests N800 Million in Capacity Building to Boost Livestock Development in Kano

By Jabiru HassanThe Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP)...

Carnival in Aba as Tinubu commissions reconstructed Port Harcourt Road

By Lucy OmakpoThe commercial city of Aba was transformed...

Gov Mutfwang’s Re-Election, Most Noble Ambition for Plateau – Commissioner

By Israel Adamu, JosThe Commissioner for Local Government and...

Breaking! Appointments Scandal Rocks Investments and Security Tribunal

There are indications that there be crisis in at...

A’Ibom Police receive 255 new Recruits

By Ogenyi Ogenyi,UyoAkwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, Baba...

Residents decry rise in domestic violence after murder of Army Officer in A’ibom

By Ogenyi Ogenyi, UyoResidents of Uyo and other parts...

Gov Mutfwang’s Re-Election, Most Noble Ambition for Plateau – Commissioner

By Israel Adamu, JosThe Commissioner for Local Government and...

ITF Celebrates 54th Anniversary, Pledges More Training for Artisans

By Israel Adamu, JosThe Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Nigeria’s...

A’ibom shrine crisis; NGO seeks truce, appeals for discretion

By Ogenyi Ogenyi,UyoA Non Governmental Organisation, Open Forum for...

APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe, Empowers Traders with ₦50 Million Cash

By Israel Adamu, JosThe National Chairman of the All...

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img