Senate orders NDLEA to reinstate sacked staffer

THE Senate has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to reinstate one Adamu Magaji, who was sacked by the agency for alleged dereliction of duty, insisting that the backlog of his salaries and allowances should be paid to him.
Magaji was sacked on account of alleged fraternity with alleged drug baron, Obi Okorie, who was arrested with 30 grammes of cocaine, 30 grammes of heroin and 19 grams of cannabis.
His case enjoyed unanimous support at the plenary of the Senate on Wednesday, as the lawmakers insisted there were no concrete evidence to warrant his termination ab initio.
  After deliberating for about two hours, the upper chamber resolved that the sacked NDLEA  staffer be reinstated.
Considering the report of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Petitions, headed by Senator Ayo Akimbo, the senators said what happened to Magaji was a clear case of official intimidation and bureaucratic assault.
Ruling on the matter, Senate President, David Mark, said the legislature would continue to support ‘whistle blowers’ at all times, so long as their claim was genuine, warning senior officers to desist from victimising them.
Mark commended the modus operandi employed by Magaji, saying that it was courageous, adding that he deserved a pat on the back for diligently discharging his duties.
In his contribution, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, said the NDLEA had been consumed in the highest level of conspiracy and urged the Senate to take another look at the leadership of the agency.
Supporting the stand of the senate, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, condemned the murder of the informant, Joseph Tally, who gave information about the said drug baron, Okorie.
He said lack of guarantee of the safety of an informant’s life was the reason Nigerians refused giving security agencies information to track down offenders.