Ahmadu Giade, a retired deputy commissioner of police, was appointed chairman of the Nigerian

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(NDLEA) in November 2005. He replaced Bello Lafiaji, who was dismissed by President

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due to allegations of corruption. Giade has also served as Special Assistant on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances to the president of Nigeria,

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. Speaking in October 2008 before a

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committee discussing crime prevention, criminal justice and international drug control, Giade said that one of the most significant problems faced in Nigeria was the misuse of cannabis. Nigeria needed the help of the international community to fully tackle the situation. He has described drug barons as agents of death who always work towards a failed state wherever they are allowed to operate. In November 2015, Giade formally handed over the Agency to its Director General, Roli Bode George, at a ceremony in the Ikoyi Headquarters in Lagos. At the ceremony, he said "I am leaving the agency better than I met it 10 years ago. My greatest legacy is my zero tolerance for corruption. If we must continue to dislodge drug barons and eradicate drugs from our society, we must remain forthright and committed to drug control programmes. I am leaving behind a legacy of proactive and intelligence-led organisation." "The agency under my watch has a representative at INTERPOL headquarters and has successfully raised the international profile of the country through unprecedented seizures of drugs and arrest of drug barons.” The achievements of the agency during his time in office includes the removal of Nigeria from the drug majors list by the United States government and the removal of Nigeria from the major drug list opened door to a robust cooperation and partnership with stakeholders. The agency won legal suits for the conviction of 8,637 drug offenders in five years from the year 2010 to 2015. In 2010, the NDLEA won 1,509 convictions, in 2011, 1,491 while in 2012, the number of persons convicted rose to 1,718. The convictions further increased to 1,865 in 2013 and 2,054 in 2014. This brings the total number of drug offenders sentenced to various jail terms within that period to 8,637. As at 2021, Giade remains the longest serving Chairman of the NDLEA since its establishment in 1989, having served 10 years from November 24, 2005, to November 22, 2015.

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