NDLEA replies Saraki over missing Tramadol containers

Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday said the chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Col. Muhammed Abdallah (rtd) responded to a query on missing containers of Tramadol impounded by the agency.

The issue of the missing containers was raised by some stakeholders during the Senate Round-Table on Substance Abuse held in Kano City last December.

A lecturer at Bayero University, Kano, Dr. Bala Muhammad, had at the roundtable alleged that containers containing Tramadol and other restricted drugs were impounded in January 2016, July and November 2017, but could neither be accounted for by the NDLEA while suspects arrested in connection with the illegal importation were allegedly set free.

Based on the allegation, Saraki directed the chairman of the NDLEA to within two weeks submit a comprehensive report on the incidents to the Senate.

Saraki in a statement by his media office said a formal report on the incident as raised by some stakeholders has been submitted by the NDLEA boss for Senate’s consideration.

“This should not be swept under the carpet. Certainly, someone or some people must face the wrath of the law. We must not continue this way. We will ensure that those involved and their collaborators are punished according to our laws,” Saraki said.