NDLEA Takes Drug War Into NLNG Workplace, Sensitises 5,725 Workers in Bonny
…Commends NLNG, Saipem-Daewoo for partnership as Bonny Area Command deepens preventive campaign
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), through its Bonny Area Command, has taken its War Against Drug Abuse campaign directly into the workplace, reaching 5,725 workers of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) and its concessionaires in two sensitisation programmes conducted at the Saipem-Daewoo facility at the NLNG Terminal, Bonny Island.
The initiative, led operationally by the Bonny Area Command under Deputy Commander of Narcotics (DCN) John David, is designed to confront drug and alcohol abuse from the prevention end, particularly in a high-risk industrial environment where safety, alertness, discipline and sound judgment are critical to the protection of workers, facilities and operations.
The first batch of the work-based campaign was held on August 5, 2026, in partnership with NLNG management and Saipem-Daewoo, with the theme “Effects of Drug Abuse in the Workplace.” A total of 3,238 workers participated, comprising 3,125 males and 113 females.
The second batch followed on September 4, 2026, focusing on the “Dangers of Drug Abuse and Alcohol in Work Environment.” It attracted another 2,487 workers — 2,342 males and 145 females.
Combined, the two sessions brought the anti-drug message to 5,725 workers, underlining the scale of the preventive intervention and the willingness of the industrial community to engage directly with the NDLEA on substance-abuse prevention.
The programme is particularly significant because drug abuse in an industrial setting is not merely a personal or public-health concern. Impairment can have implications for workplace safety, productivity, decision-making and the protection of lives and critical infrastructure.
For an industrial hub such as Bonny, where NLNG and its network of contractors and concessionaires operate major energy facilities, sustained workplace sensitisation therefore forms an important component of broader community and security prevention efforts.
From National Strategy to Local Action
The performance of the Rivers State and Bonny Area Commands also reflects the strategic direction of NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.), whose operational philosophy combines drug-supply reduction with demand reduction through enforcement, prevention, advocacy and rehabilitation.
Under CN Kenneth Onyeso, the Rivers Command has pursued that balanced approach, while DCN John David has translated it into sustained grassroots action in Bonny.
The significance lies in the connection between policy and execution: the national leadership provides the strategic framework, the state command drives implementation, and the area command delivers it at community level.
The Bonny workplace campaign, reaching 5,725 workers, is therefore an important example of how enforcement and prevention can work together to confront both the supply and demand sides of the drug problem.
Partnership Matters
The sustained collaboration between the NDLEA and the managements of NLNG, Saipem and Daewoo deserves commendation.
Corporate participation is crucial to drug-abuse prevention because companies do not operate in isolation from the communities around them. Their workforce, contractors and host communities form part of the same social environment in which the consequences of substance abuse are ultimately felt.
By providing access to their workforce and supporting regular sensitisation, the companies are helping to move the anti-drug campaign beyond conventional enforcement and into the everyday spaces where prevention can have practical impact.
The campaign also comes at a time when Bonny has witnessed intensified inter-agency action against illicit drug activities, making sustained prevention even more important.
A Model Worth Sustaining
The Bonny Area Command’s workplace sensitisation campaign offers a useful model of how security agencies, industry and communities can share responsibility for tackling substance abuse.
The leadership of CN Kenneth Onyeso at the Rivers State Command, the operational work of DCN John David and the Bonny Area Command, and the cooperation of NLNG, Saipem and Daewoo, demonstrate the value of combining enforcement with education, prevention and corporate responsibility.
For Bonny, the objective should be to ensure that the anti-drug message does not end with the two batches already conducted, but becomes a continuous workplace and community intervention, reaching workers, contractors, youths, families and other vulnerable groups.
The 5,725 workers already reached represent more than a statistic. Each sensitised worker becomes a potential messenger within a family, workplace and community.
And that is where the real strength of the campaign lies: preventing drug abuse before enforcement becomes necessary.
Kristina Reports commends the NDLEA Rivers State Command, the Bonny Area Command, NLNG, Saipem and Daewoo and all stakeholders contributing to the sustained campaign for a safer, healthier and more productive Bonny.
