Drugs valued at N60 billion was reportedly seized by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) across the 36 states of the federation in the last two months.
This was made known by NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen Buba Marwa (rtd), in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital on Thursday at a Colloquium tagged, “Walk Away from Drugs” organised by the Ekiti Ministry of Justice.
Marwa frowned at the rising wave of drug abuse and trafficking in the country, stating that most crimes including armed robbery, kidnapping, banditry and other manifestations of criminalities were caused by drug abuse.
Marwa said: “The menace of drug use and drug abuse is universal and more worrisome in the country. In Nigeria today, there is no challenge that is more worrisome as drug abuse in the country.
“It is worrisome, that within the last two months, more than N60 billion worth of illicit drugs have been confiscated and perpetrators arrested and prosecuted.
“If access to drugs is prevented, crimes can be reduced by 50 per cent in the country,” Marwa said.
Recall that the NDLEA boss had recently pledged the support of his agency in the fight against banditry by strengthening the war against drug abuse.
