The Chairman, National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Dr Ahmadu Giade,
said on Thursday that the agency seized drugs
worth N62 billion in the last two years. Giade announced this in a keynote address at a
symposium, with the theme: “Enhancing Capacity
for Substance Abuse, Research and
Interventions’’, in Uyo. Represented by Mrs Josephine Obi, the NDLEA
Commander in Akwa Ibom, Giade said that 1,500
drug offenders were convicted by the agency
annually. He said that between the year 2000 and 2012, the
agency intercepted 3.4 million kilogrammes of
narcotics. “This includes 2.8 million kg of cannabis,
178,120kg of cocaine, 195,283kg of heroin and
233,699kg of psychotropic substance,” he said. The chairman suggested that the best way to
prevent addiction was not to take drug at all,
adding that parents should prevent their wards
from drug abuse. “Every family has a role to play because every
addict belongs to a family. “Parents must effectively communicate with their
children, listen to them, strengthen the bond
between them and live exemplary lifestyles for
them to emulate,’’ he said. Giade said that efforts were ongoing to address
problems of inadequate funding, logistics and
manpower faced by the agency to sustain their
superiority over drug trafficking cartels in the
country. Earlier, in his welcome remarks, the Chairman of
the Centre for Research and Information on
Substance Abuse, Prof. Isidore Obot, said that
substance abuse was not just a problem of
individual, but a societal one. Obot said that 70 per cent of those involved in
drug abuse in the country were youth and advised
them to stay off drugs. He said that parents, guardians and employers
should be involved in the issue of drug control in
the country. In her goodwill message, the state Director of
National Orientation Agency, Mrs Catherine Ekpo,
said that drug abuse was on the increase in the
country. Ekpo called on the participants to proffer
solutions on the way of controlling drug abuse in
the country. She said the agency would continue to enlighten
the public on the dangers of drug abuse to
discourage the public from abusing drugs. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the
symposium was organised by the Centre for
Research and Information on Substance Abuse in
collaboration with NDLEA and NOA. (NAN)
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Dr Ahmadu Giade,
said on Thursday that the agency seized drugs
worth N62 billion in the last two years. Giade announced this in a keynote address at a
symposium, with the theme: “Enhancing Capacity
for Substance Abuse, Research and
Interventions’’, in Uyo. Represented by Mrs Josephine Obi, the NDLEA
Commander in Akwa Ibom, Giade said that 1,500
drug offenders were convicted by the agency
annually. He said that between the year 2000 and 2012, the
agency intercepted 3.4 million kilogrammes of
narcotics. “This includes 2.8 million kg of cannabis,
178,120kg of cocaine, 195,283kg of heroin and
233,699kg of psychotropic substance,” he said. The chairman suggested that the best way to
prevent addiction was not to take drug at all,
adding that parents should prevent their wards
from drug abuse. “Every family has a role to play because every
addict belongs to a family. “Parents must effectively communicate with their
children, listen to them, strengthen the bond
between them and live exemplary lifestyles for
them to emulate,’’ he said. Giade said that efforts were ongoing to address
problems of inadequate funding, logistics and
manpower faced by the agency to sustain their
superiority over drug trafficking cartels in the
country. Earlier, in his welcome remarks, the Chairman of
the Centre for Research and Information on
Substance Abuse, Prof. Isidore Obot, said that
substance abuse was not just a problem of
individual, but a societal one. Obot said that 70 per cent of those involved in
drug abuse in the country were youth and advised
them to stay off drugs. He said that parents, guardians and employers
should be involved in the issue of drug control in
the country. In her goodwill message, the state Director of
National Orientation Agency, Mrs Catherine Ekpo,
said that drug abuse was on the increase in the
country. Ekpo called on the participants to proffer
solutions on the way of controlling drug abuse in
the country. She said the agency would continue to enlighten
the public on the dangers of drug abuse to
discourage the public from abusing drugs. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the
symposium was organised by the Centre for
Research and Information on Substance Abuse in
collaboration with NDLEA and NOA. (NAN)
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