The authorities of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have promoted a total of 73 operatives of the Edo State Command to various new ranks as part of the agency’s efforts to reward diligence, commitment, and outstanding service.
Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, Commander of Narcotics and Commander of the Edo State Command, disclosed this during the decoration of the officers with their new ranks in Benin City.
Ofoyeju said the promoted officers comprise 52 males and 21 females.
He said three Deputy Commanders of Narcotics (DCN) were promoted to Commander of Narcotics (CN), five from Assistant Commander of Narcotics (ACN) to Deputy Commander of Narcotics (DCN), while five others were elevated from Chief Superintendent of Narcotics (CSN) to Assistant Commander of Narcotics (ACN).
Also promoted were six officers from Superintendent of Narcotics (SN) to Chief Superintendent of Narcotics (CSN), 10 from Deputy Superintendent of Narcotics (DSN) to Superintendent of Narcotics (SN), while 11 were elevated from Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics I (ASN I) to Deputy Superintendent of Narcotics (DSN).
Others include 16 officers promoted from Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics II (ASN II) to Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics I (ASN I).
In the junior cadre, two officers were promoted from Chief Narcotic Agent (CNA) to Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics II (ASN II), eight others moved from Narcotic Agent (NA) to Chief Narcotic Agent (CNA), while six were promoted from Senior Narcotic Agent (SNA) to Narcotic Agent (NA).
Thirteen others were promoted from Narcotic Assistant I (NASS I) to Narcotic Agent (NA),
