The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says Nigeria has the highest number of persons serving jail terms for drug related offences worldwide.
Mr Iweajunwa Okechukwu, the NDLEA commander in the state disclosed this while celebrating the 2015 UN Drug Free Day in Minna on Friday.
“There is no doubt that as a country, the menace of drug abuse and trafficking is one of the biggest problems staring us in the face today.
“All over the world, Nigerians are notorious for drug trafficking. We have the highest number of traffickers serving jail terms more than any other country in the world,’’ he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this year’s Drug Free Day is tagged: “Let’s Develop our Lives, our communities and our identities without drugs’’.
Okechukwu said that the recent Indonesian saga involving Nigerians was a pointer to the claim.
He said that in Niger, there was a serious issue of drug abuse, especially the prescription drugs and psychotropic substances such as tramadol, rohypnol and diazepam.
According to him, other drugs abused in the state include Librium, cough syrups with codeine, sukudia (suck and die), glue, solutions, petrol, gutter dirt, zakami, lizard dung and cannabis sativa (Indian hemp).
He said that the harmful habit was common among the youths, married women, secondary school students and primary school pupils.
The agency’s commander urged parents, teachers, religious leaders, state government and traditional leaders to see drug abuse as a societal problem that must be tackled by all stakeholders towards minimizing it.
Okechukwu advised the people of the state to desist from abusing drugs and report illegal drug dealings to the agency. [color=blueFor more scintillating and juicy stories, follow the official Naijapals accounts On Twitter - @Naijapals and Facebook - www.facebook.com/naijapals[/color]
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Posted: at 26-06-2015 10:21 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
yes naa , when all our government leaders has shared all that is suppose to reach everyone....even though drugs are not good but our leaders is the cause... is not like this in the 60;s,70's when government is still better
CHANGE MUST START IN NIGERIA BEFORE EVERY OTHER PLACES
Posted: at 27-06-2015 01:25 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
chealseafc at 27-06-2015 03:30 AM (9 years ago) (m)
the NDLEA also forgot to tell us that, Nigeria has the highest rate of unemployment and the highest rate of officials looting the country's economy. IDIOTS, clap for yourselves
Posted: at 27-06-2015 03:30 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Unemployment should not make u to do the wrong thing. Most times it's greed. People are not content with what they have. Are all the unemployed people stealing or doing drugs? The answer is no
Posted: at 27-06-2015 11:15 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Na ibo people dey top d table o...besides wey d imported chimpanzee wey call himsef freethinker, d ibo advocate, make him come contribute as him wan spoil naij image
Posted: at 27-06-2015 11:21 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Na ibo people dey top d table o...besides wey d imported chimpanzee wey call himsef freethinker, d ibo advocate, make him come contribute as him wan spoil naij image
Posted: at 27-06-2015 11:29 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
royalsam450 at 27-06-2015 11:53 AM (9 years ago) (m)
See change yoruba and igbo are sodom and gomorah they are all animals this fools are the one spoilling this country in every part of infect now una body go tell una 2 wasted generation
Posted: at 27-06-2015 11:53 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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