SWAN, NDLEA partner on eradication of illicit drug abuse among athletes

While harping on the need to eliminate the menace of drug abuse among athletes, the Commander of NDLEA in the state, Kayode Raji, expressed concern over the escalating use of drugs within the sports community. According to the NDLEA commander, the use of illicit drugs is capable of abruptly ending athletes’ promising careers in the world of sports.

At a sensitisation programme held at the indoor sports hall of the Ondo State Sports Complex, Akure, with the theme 'Drug Abuse: Battling A Menace in Nigerian Sports,' Raji emphasised that the development calls for urgent measures to address the high rate of hard substances in circulation. 'Drug abuse has destroyed many lives, and it is no longer a distant issue but one that is now prevalent among us.

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