More than 1,000 intending operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were on Monday stranded at agency’s training camp in Jos, Plateau State.
It was learnt that the affected job seekers were among the 5,000 applicants who were to appear at the NDLEA academy in the Lamingo area of the state capital to conclude their recruitment before the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Friday directed that the exercise should be stopped as such gathering could violate COVID-19 protocols.
It was learnt that some of the applicants who reported at the NDLEA camp were screened despite the minister’s order.
