The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has convicted about nine hundred and eighty four (984) drug addicts and traffickers across Nigeria since January 2022.
The Chairman and Chief Executive of the Agency, General Mohammed Buba Marwa disclosed this in Yola, the Adamawa State capital when he received the new Executives of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) , Adamawa State council led by its Chairman, Comrade Ishaka Donald Dedan who were at his residence to introduce the new EXCO.
General Buba Marwa who congratulated the new Executives over their Victory at the recent NUJ council election charged them to champion the fight against drug abuse through the media.
The NDLEA Boss said, about Fifteen million out of the two hundred million population of Nigeria are in to drugs addiction, adding that,every Nigerian must rise up to the challenge.
According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari has launched ‘War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) to reinvigorate the fight against hard drugs.
He further added that more rehabilitation centres are on the way across the nation, advocating for a collective efforts through traditional and religious instructions as well as the media in safeguarding the nation against hard drugs.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman of NUJ, Adamawa State council, Comrade Ishaka Donald Dedan who congratulated General Buba Marwa over subduing trafficking of hard drugs and addiction across the nation pledged the union’s cooperation in enlightening the public on the scourge of hard drugs.
