{"id":88726,"date":"2021-11-18T11:38:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T10:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=88726"},"modified":"2021-11-18T11:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T10:38:55","slug":"15m-nigerians-indulge-in-illicit-drugs-marwa-raises-alarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/15m-nigerians-indulge-in-illicit-drugs-marwa-raises-alarm\/","title":{"rendered":"15m Nigerians Indulge In Illicit Drugs, Marwa Raises Alarm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1716749429979198640\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chairman and chief executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa, has said that 15 million Nigerians indulge in the consumption of illicit drugs.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\nMarwa disclosed this in an interactive session with local government chairmen in Plateau\u00a0 in Jos.<\/p>\n<p>He decried the surge in the distribution and consumption of illicit substances, adding that one out of seven Nigerians indulged in drug abuse.<\/p>\n<p>He described the trend as \u201cshameful\u201d, saying that the agency had put modalities on ground to curb the menace.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman said that the surge in drug abuse had destroyed many youths and communities, hence the rationale for the interactive session.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; As I speak to you, 15 million Nigerians use illicit drugs; one out of seven Nigerians take hard substances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; There is no community in Nigeria that is exempted from drug abuse and this is why we keep having security challenges here and there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; Drug propels a lot of negative actions particularly among young people; it is destroying our youths and even the communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we have come to interact with local government chairmen, so that together we can find a lasting solution to this menace<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; We want the chairmen to work with and support us to kick this hydra headed monster called drug abuse out of our society, \u201che said.<\/p>\n<p>He appealed to the council chairmen to replicate the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) committee recently launched by President Muhammadu Buhari, in their various domains and communities.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of Jos North local government, Mr Shehu Usman, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, thanked Gen. 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