The three officers of the Nigeria Police have been dismissed for alleged involvement in drug trafficking.
The officers were arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kogi State Command, on November 7, while escorting a vehicle loaded with 30 bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp out of Lokoja
This was disclosed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP William Aya, who confirmed their dismissal said that NDLEA will handle their prosecution.
According to him, the officers were dismissed after they were found guilty by a board room trial conducted by the police adding that their dismissal followed due process.
The drug was conveyed in a Toyota Picnic car with registration number Kogi KNA 185 LG when it was intercepted by NDLEA operatives.
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