The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has approached all security agencies in Nigeria to undergo drug tests to ensure only drug-free operatives bear arms.
Aregbesola Made The Call During The Flag-Off Ceremony Of Substance Abuse Test Tagged, “The Test Begins With Me” By The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) On Thursday In Abuja.
He said that that the test was significant as NIS was an arms bearing office that couldn’t stand to have anyone affected by drugs establishing perils to themselves and to the general population.
As per him, there ought to be zero medication maltreatment in all security organizations as nothing could be more dangerous than to have an addict and a substance abuser holding gun.
“And of course, an abuser of drugs can not be in full control of his or her senses.
“To that extent, he is capable of endangering the lives of the citizens besides the dangers that the abusers is already exposed to, by himself and for himself.
“The test begins with me initiative, is commendable and a welcome development that would help all our security agencies free from drug abuse.
“I therefore, recommend this initiative to all security agencies in Nigeria, all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and generally to the public.
“Let us all employers of labour outside government emulate the immigration service and embark on drug integrity test.
“When we all do this, we would have laid a gap of sensitisation and enforcement of the fact to have a drug free society which is compulsory for a sane order and a sane society, ” he said.
Aregbesola said that the essence of the flag-off was to ensure that all security agencies should be able to beat their chests and tell the whole world that the agencies have drug free operatives in the service.
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According to him, this is not to prosecute anybody.
“We are here to ensure that officers represent Nigeria appropriately.
“This is necessary for personnel to be competent and ready for their services and that their personality profile fit the responsibility we assigned them.
“The drug integrity test is compulsory and a must and that is why everyone must undergo the test . The defender must not be defenseless.
“We support rehabilitation and thanks to our Partners, the NDLEA, who have assured us of their support towards rehabilitation of officers that test positive to drug and substance abuse, ” he said
