Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman National Drugs Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA) has called for the support of traditional and religious
leaders in the fight against drug abuse in Nigeria.
Marwa made the call during his visit to the Lamido of Adamawa, Muslim
Council and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Yola on Monday.
He said the traditional and religious leaders had a vital role to play
in the fight against drug abuse in the state and the country at large.
He advised the religious leaders to put in more efforts and the
traditional rulers to form a committee in their respective communities
to fight drug abuse.
According to him, President Muhammad Buhari is committed to fighting
poverty and unemployment, which is key to drug abuse by the youth.
He said the Agency was currently doing everything possible to ensure
there was no drug available for the youth to take.
Muhammadu Barkindo, Lamido of Adamawa, expressed the readiness of the
the traditional rulers to support the agency in the fight against drug
abuse.
Barkindo, who was represented by Alhaji Mustapha Aminu, the Galadima of
Adamawa commended the president for the appointment of Marwa as chairman
of NDLEA.
“We as Adamawa State Council of traditional rulers assure you of our 100
per cent support in the fight against drug abuse and we wish you more
successes in the course of discharging your responsibility,” he said.
In their separate remarks, Malam Gambo Jika and Stephen Mamza State
Chairmen Muslim Council and CAN pledged to support and cooperate with
the NDLEA to ensure its success in the fight against drug abuse.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both religious leaders
assured they would propagate the fight against drug. (NAN)