The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that the agency is “not recruiting into any cadre of its workforce.”
Mr Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy of the agency in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja said that scammers are taking advantage of the employment screening exercise conducted by the agency and are also demanding for payment from the shortlisted candidates.
The NDLEA, had in May released the list of shortlisted candidates for the final screening of qualified candidates for narcotic officers and narcotic assistants cadres. The agency also released the dates and protocol for the screening.
According to Babafemi, the employment process started in 2019 and the screening exercise has been concluded.
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He said “For the umpteenth time, we will like to reiterate that the agency is not recruiting into any cadre of its workforce.
“We have just recently concluded the screening exercise for those whose employment process started in 2019.
“Any pretence by professional scammers to extort money from anyone, especially those who recently participated in the screening exercise, should be ignored and their details reported through our social media handles direct messages.
“Going by the level of investigations into the activities of these scammers so far, the public can be rest assured that we shall soon bring the criminal elements behind the scam to the open, ” he said.
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.
