ABUJA — Muhammed Marwa, the chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has said 15 million Nigerians are involved in the use of hard drug.
Marwa said this at dinner of the NMS 96 Ex-Boys Foundation in commemoration of their 20 years reunion on Sunday in Abuja.
Appealing for the support of ex-boys of the Nigerian Military School (NMS) to eradicate illicit drugs, the NDLEA boss said the plague is destroying families and communities.
He noted that illicit drug usage is one of the factors contributing to criminality, insurgency, banditry, and kidnappings in the country.
“The drug scourge is biting hard with 15 million Nigerians. Not only is it destroying our families and our communities, it is also as we know, behind the criminality, insurgency, banditry, and kidnappings, they all use drugs for getting into it.
“So we need all Nigerians and NMS ex-boys have to be at the forefront because, since I am there as the chairman, you are all there and you have to take the fight personally.
“And the best form of effort that I would expect from you is to fight the drug demand and face the consumers because the consumers are the markets.
“As parents, I will like you to take your rightful spot and bring our children up properly.
“In all your communities, your businesses, your organisations wherever you work, set up a small committee called War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) and take full advantage of your Pastors, Imams, Bishops, clergies, traditional institutions, NGOs, village committees and so on to chase this matter of drug abuse out of Nigeria,” he said.
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