NDLEA arrests 208 suspects, seizes 2,424.77kg illegal substances in Osun
This was contained in a statement signed by the state Commander, Mr Samuel Egbeola, as part of activities to commemorate ‘2019 International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Drug’, a copy of which was made available to journalists in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Wednesday.
It opined that the Command within the period also embarked on drug enlightenment campaigns in both secondary and tertiary institutions across the State. “The United Nation Assembly in 1987 decided to observe 26th June, every year as the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of international society free of drug abuse.
Convener of the group, Comrade Waheed Saka, made this known on Wednesday, at a press conference held at the Osun NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel in Osogbo.
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