The NDLEA has denied a trending video showing some persons wearing its crested red jacket in a minibus.
The agency also warned social media content creators to show restraint, responsibility and decorum in musing paraphernalia of law enforcement officers to avoid misconceptions and insinuations.
The Director, Media and Advocacy,
NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Tuesday described the video as an old skit.
He stressed that the video of the men wearing red jackets similar to the ones used by NDLEA operatives in a minibus, was an old skit, which the Agency had disclaimed a year ago.
“The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, wishes to reiterate that a trending video of some persons wearing red jackets similar to the ones used by officers and men of the Agency for operational purposes, operating in a minibus, is an old skit, which the Agency had disclaimed a year old.
“The Agency had in a well-publicized statement released on Saturday 21st May 2022 stated that it had established, following series of public enquiries, that the video with screenshot pictures attached to the statement is a skit produced by one Mathew C Eze who lives in the Lekki area of Lagos.
“A year after, the video has returned to the social media space, a development that has led to several enquiries from concerned members of the public on the authenticity of the content of the video.
“We will like to reiterate again that the confusion the controversial video has created in the minds of members of the public underscores the need for some social media content producers to show restraint, responsibility and decorum in how they misuse paraphernalia of law enforcement officers to avoid misconceptions and insinuations.
“The Agency will also like to remind those fond of this kind of indiscretion, especially the misuse of its official jackets to mislead and create false impressions, that such has consequences,” the statement read.
