Bauchi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Monday revealed that it seized a total of 1,289.153 kilograms of different
The revelation was made by the State Commander of the Agency, Ali Aminu, while holding his inaugural press briefing in his office at the command headquarters in Bauchi, which coincided with the annual International Day against Drug/Substance Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, which is held every year on 26th June.
He added that within the same period, 73 drug users were counselled and rehabilitated with a view to making them useful for themselves and the society at large. “It is also worthy of note to mention that the command discovered and harvested a cannabis farm at Digare, Alkaleri LGA of the state in conjunction with 33 Artillery Nigerian Army. Also in Dafa Tuwo Village, Darazo LGA, Tsangayar Njeri, Ningi LGA and another Cannabis farm at Giade town, Giade LGA,” Aminu informed.
According to him, “Today, it is no longer news that the world is under siege by the menace of illicit substance abuse and trafficking. Nigeria is no exception. This year’s theme ‘People First: Stop Stigma and Discrimination, Strengthen Prevention’ is in furtherance of the whole-of-society approach to taming the drug scourge.”
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