The Federal Government (FG) has approved the procurement of lie detector equipment and digital night vision goggles worth N1Bn to enhance the operational performance of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). This was disclosed to State House correspondents on Wednesday by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami at the end of the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said, “Two memos were presented this afternoon by the Federal Ministry of Justice on behalf and at the instance of NDLEA. As you rightly know the NDLEA is an agency of the government saddled with the responsibility of exterminating illicit drugs trafficking, sales, and consumption.
“Arising from the fact that they have been doing wonderfully well, in terms of dealing with the scourge associated with drugs, the federal government has considered the possibility of making added provisions and employing and deploying technological equipment skills and competencies that will assist them in delivery.”
According to Malami, the first memo that was approved by the Council was the supply of eye-scanning lie detector equipment which will assist the agency in detecting lies from suspects during the course of their investigation.
The second memo approved by FEC was for the procurement of digital night vision goggles which would support the night operations of the NDLEA.