{
  "id": 17243954,
  "title": "NDLEA warns paramilitary recruits against paying for drug tests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/ndlea-warns-paramilitary-recruits-against-paying-for-drug-tests",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:30:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ndlea-warns-paramilitary-recruits-against-paying-for-drug-tests/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned applicants for recruitment into four paramilitary agencies against paying for the mandatory Drug Integrity Test (DIT). The NDLEA has clarified that the Ministry of Interior has already paid for the tests, and applicants should not make any payments to NDLEA officials, testing centers, or through other channels. The affected agencies are the Nigerian Correctional Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, Federal Fire Service, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. The warning comes after reports that some applicants had paid N7,500 to access the DIT portal. The NDLEA has advised candidates to access the portal through designated links or access points provided on their respective institutional recruitment portals.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}