The Police Service Commission (PSC) has sought the partnership of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to conduct drug integrity test for police recruits.
The Chairman of the PSC, DIG Hashimu Argungu, made the request when he led a delagation of the Commission’s management on a courtesy visit to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, at the Agency’s National Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
DIG Argungu emphasised the importance of ensuring that only individuals with the right frame of mind graduate from police training colleges across the country.
He commended the NDLEA leadership for its support so far, stating that the purpose of his visit was to seek further assistance.
“I feel there is a need to come and plead, to seek for the assistance and cooperation of this organization, because we follow process and procedures in anything we do, so that we can produce the best results.
“If the process and procedures are followed wrongly, the end result or product is going to be bad. So, recruitment in anywhere, in any sector, if bad eggs are in the process, the product or the people you are training is not going to be good. So, we feel it’s very, very important,” Argungu said.
He added: “We are going to decentralize this screening exercise to different states of the federation. And because there is NDLEA in every state of the country, we want them to assist us in screening those who are already on drugs in whatever form because we can’t churn out and put arms in the hands of people already dependent on illicit drugs, that is dangerous. This is the main reason why we are here, and we are thanking you for your cooperation.”
In response, Marwa noted that the drug scourge is a challenge affecting all aspects of national life and propelling security challenges.
This, he said, highlights the need for all stakeholders to adopt a whole-of-government and society approach in addressing the menace.
“On your request for drug integrity test for new police recruits, we are delighted about this and we’re happy to collaborate with you on this. We are prepared across all our commands all over the country with high quality test kits that will give you the right results.
“This is important because candidates play all manner of tricks with urine samples but our kits are produced to detect all of those. In all, you can rest assured we’ll be glad to work with you and support you on this,” the NDLEA boss stressed.
