THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it did not put in, in its 2023 budget proposal, any request to buy sniffer dogs, as has been allegeded in some media reports.
The agency said that its position on the cost of specialized dogs was in response to a question by the chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, Francis Ottah Agbo, on the need for sniffer dogs at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The anti-narcotics agency made the denial in a statement its Director Of Media, Femi Babafemi, issued on Saturday.
According to the NDLEA, its chairman/chief executive officer, Mohamed Buba Marwa, had on Thursday, November 3, while defending its 2023 budget before the House of Representatives Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, explained in response to Agbo’s comment that the total package of getting a specialized dog, including its training, costs an average of $15,000 to $20,000.
“These are dogs that are able to detect up to 70…
