Drug Abuse: NDLEA arrests 5,000 offenders, convicts 500

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The NDLEA said 3000 offenders had been charged to court, while 2,303 individuals were counselled.

, says it has arrested no fewer than 5000 suspects and secured 500 convictions between January and May for drug abuse and trafficking.

He said that more than two million kilogrammes of assorted drugs were seized and over N90 billion worth of drugs and cash recovered. “These statistics are alarming and are red flags about the need to safeguard the future of the young generation. “We must attach some urgency to the need to rid our society of the drug menace, that is why we are advocating a new social order where drug test becomes the norms for couples as part of the wedding rites,” he said.Mr Marwa said the agency was also advocating drug test for students who want to gain admission into tertiary institutions and for government employees as part of the employment process and periodic validation of their employment.

 

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