The intake and trafficking of illicit drugs have been rated above the worsening security defects in the country by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Let me say that this war is more deadly than the insurgency we have in the Northeastern part of the country or the acts of banditry in the Northwest or the acts of kidnapping that transcends all the geopolitical zones of this country,” he said.
The presidents who spoke at the launch of War against Drug Abuse (WADA), an initiative established by the NDLEA on Saturday, appealed for the collective efforts of all citizens in the struggle against drug abuse.
Buhari who was represented at the event by Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation noted that drug abuse is a menace disrupting the lives of three generations simultaneously.
“The war against drugs is a war that must be fought by all, it is, therefore, my pleasure, to declare on behalf of the good people of Nigeria, a War Against Drug Abuse (WADA), not just as a slogan, but a call for civil action for all Nigerians to take an active part in this war
“Because it is a war that is destroying three generations because I’ve seen clips of where grandparents are on drugs, parents are on drugs, and by extension, their wards, their children are on drugs.
“So this is a war that is targeting three generations in a stretch. So it is more deadly than even the security challenges that we are having in this country and I strongly believe that every effort must be put in place to ensure that we deal with the issues of substance abuse and trafficking.”
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