Due to the alarming rate of drug abuse users in Zamfara State, the government has commenced blocking all channels of hard drug supplies across the State.
Pharmacist Ishaq Ibrahim Anka, Zamfara State Executive Secretary of Substance Abuse Control and Human Trafficking Agency disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen in Gusau, the State Capital.
Anka explained that the agency’s work was more of arrest, counseling, and prosecution of the defaulters, and appeal for the maximum support of the security agencies.
“Blocking the corridors of hard drugs’ supplies will reduce security challenges bedeviling the entire State, as hard drugs contribute immensely to the high rate of crimes.
“To achieve this, therefore, the Agency has embarked on a familiarization visit, where the Commander of 1 Bridge Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Sani Ahmed assured his readiness to partner with the Agency.
“The State Police Commissioner, Mohammad Dalinja, among other security agencies also pledged their support,” he added.
The Executive Secretary commended the initiative and effort of the State Government in changing the narrative and urged people of the state to desist from using or selling hard drugs, child labor, and other related human trafficking offenses.
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