By Moses Omorogieva
CHAIRMAN of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), has appointed the agency’s former spokesperson, Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, as the new Commander, Tin-Can Island Port Strategic Command, Lagos.
Ofoyeju confirmed the appointment in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. He takes over from Commander Aminu Abubakar who has been deployed to Katsina State Command.
NAN reports that Ofoyeju is a seasoned and astute officer, with wealth of experience in media relations, drug law enforcement and drug demand reduction.
He has served in numerous committees, including the special purpose committee and the planning and organising committee for the 31st meeting of Heads of Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in Africa (HONLAF), hosted by Nigeria in 2023.
Prior to his appointment, he was the agency’s reform champion with the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and focal person on the implementation of the presidential priorities and ministerial deliverables.
Some of the key positions earlier held by the new commander include: principal staff officer, chairman’s office and assistant director of planning, directorate of planning, research and statistics at the national headquarters.
Ofoyeju, who holds B.Sc. in Mass Communication and Master degree in Marketing, is a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) master trainer on Drug Prevention, Treatment and Care (DPTC).
He is also as a master trainer on Right-Based Border Management facilitated by International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
An author of a book: “The Last Syndicate and A Dance Against Taboo”, Ofoyeju has undertaken numerous specialised security trainings on investigation techniques, cross-border trafficking, anti-corruption, human rights protection as well as transparency and good governance.
He pledged to combat drug trafficking at one of the busiest ports in Nigeria. (NAN)
