Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, has said that 15 million Nigerians indulge in illicit drugs.
Gatekeepers News reports that Marwa disclosed this in an interactive session with Local Government Chairmen in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria.
He decried the surge in the distribution and consumption of illicit substances, adding that one out of seven Nigerians indulged in drug abuse.
Marwa said, “As I speak to you, 15 million Nigerians use illicit drugs; one out of seven Nigerians takes hard substances.
“There is no community in Nigeria that is exempted from drug abuse, and this is why we keep having security challenges here and there.
“Drug propels a lot of negative actions particularly among young people; it is destroying our youths and even the communities.
“So, we have come to interact with local government chairmen so that together we can find a lasting solution to this menace.
“We want the chairmen to work with and support us to kick this hydra-headed monster called drug abuse out of our society.”
