Kalilu Njie is new NDEA boss

Information reaching this paper revealed that Kalilu Njie has been recently appointed as Executive Director of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA).

He replaces Ebrima Bun Sanneh, who was on Tuesday 5th March 2010 dismissed together with two other senior officials of the NDEA namely, Karamo Bojang and Ousman Sanneh, the Deputy Director and Commissioner of Operations, respectively.

Mr. Njie is said to be a seasoned police officer, who had spent a better part of his career with the drug squad. Ex-Executive Director Sanneh, who was reportedly detained following his dismissal, was last Tuesday 9th March 2010 released on bail, only to be picked-up again on Thursday 11.

Meanwhile, Pateh Bah has been appointed as the Deputy Director of the NDEA.