{"id":114768,"date":"2024-10-22T23:40:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T22:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=114768"},"modified":"2024-10-22T23:40:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T22:40:59","slug":"senate-sets-up-panel-to-investigate-ndleas-drug-trafficking-allegations-against-ashiru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/senate-sets-up-panel-to-investigate-ndleas-drug-trafficking-allegations-against-ashiru\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate sets up panel to investigate NDLEA\u2019s drug trafficking allegations against Ashiru"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Nigerian Senate has set up an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate allegations of drug trafficking against Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru representing Kwara South Senatorial District.<\/p>\n<p>The setting up of the investigative committee came after Ashiru raised Order 42 of Senate Rules, which bothers on personal explanation, noting that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, accused him of involvement in drug trafficking, which led to the arrest of some of his aides.<\/p>\n<p>Ashiru said the allegation against him by NDLEA was baseless and unfounded, stressing that the agency was angry because he contributed to a proposed bill on the establishment of a drug-related agency on Tuesday, 15th October, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the Senate to take action on the matter, saying that the allegation was an infringement on his person and his privilege as a sitting senator.<\/p>\n<p>He explained: \u201cMr Senate President, I come under Order 42 \u2013 personal explanation. My personal explanation is NDLEA\u2019s malicious reaction to my debate on a bill seeking to establish an institute on drug awareness and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expressed my concern on this bill for so many reasons. For the reason that there are a lot of information from my constituency on the negative effect of drug consumption and trafficking to the extent that one of my constituents has ascertained that in the last two years, he can count up to 50 people who have lost their sanity due to consumption of drugs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEqually, they are visible examples of drug barons who are making money through distribution of drugs in my constituency and other constituencies too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have observed that there are increase in drug related crime. Because of these and many other reasons, I strongly contributed on the floor of the Senate that the Senate should look into the operation of NDLEA and advise that issue of corruption among operatives should be looked into to the extent that after debate, I supported the establishment of another agency that will take care of rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr President, I come under Order 42 to clear insinuation published especially by Daily Trust that Senator Ashiru is involved in distribution of drugs. In my life, I am 68 years now, I assert that I cannot even identify cannabis or any drug. 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