Desperate Applicants Ignore CDCFIB Warning, Pay N7,500 For NDLEA Drug Test

Despite categorical assurances by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) that the drug take a look at is free, some determined candidates have ignored the directive and paid N7,500 via the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) portal.

However, different shortlisted candidates who adopted the stipulated process on the NDLEA portal stated they accomplished their registration with out making any fee.

Findings on the company’s drug testing portal, drugandvisa.ndlea.gov.ng, on Wednesday morning confirmed that candidates who choose the “Apply for Drug Test” possibility are directed to a fee web page requiring them to pay N7,500 below a bit titled “Complete Drug Test Application.”

The fee requirement has raised issues, notably because the CDCFIB had earlier made it clear that candidates weren’t anticipated to pay for the screening train.

While a number of candidates who adhered to the directions supplied on the NDLEA portal confirmed to our Correspondent that they accomplished the registration course of with out paying any payment.

Meanwhile, our correspondent additional gathered that some candidates, apparently unaware of the excellence between the accessible choices on the portal, had mistakenly chosen the “Apply for Drug Test” possibility, which subsequently directed them to a fee part requiring N7,500 to finish an utility below the heading “Complete Drug Test Application.”

The Secretary of the CDCFIB, Major General Abdulmalik Jibril (retd.), had final week assured candidates that the Federal Government would bear the price of the drug take a look at.

Jibril, who spoke with journalists in Abuja after the board’s assembly, defined that candidates have been solely required to go to NDLEA workplaces of their respective states to submit their samples, after which their outcomes could be made accessible instantly.

“Candidates are not to pay anything. They are only to report to NDLEA where they will submit their sample and the result will be given to them instantly,” he stated.

He additional defined that candidates who efficiently progress to the oral interview stage could be required to test their recruitment standing on the CDCFIB portal, acquire a code and proceed to the NDLEA workplace of their respective states for the drug screening.

According to him, profitable candidates would subsequently converge on Abuja to gather their appointment letters, however should current their drug-free certificates earlier than they will obtain the letters.

Reiterating that the train wouldn’t appeal to any prices, the CDCFIB secretary urged candidates to report any demand for fee by officers to the closest safety company’s workplace.

“That means it is free. So no candidate will be charged. If any candidate reports and is asked to give money, let him report to the nearest security agency’s office,” Jibril had declared.