The anti-narcotic agency warned that the adverse consequences of protecting suspected drug dealers in the community would be far-reaching.
The head of the agency in the state, Mu’azu DanMusa, who was speaking on Thursday at an event to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Dutse, the state capital, said solving the problem of illicit drugs in the state is the collective responsibility of all and not the NDLEA’s alone.
“This did not, however, deter us from performing, which is why it called a war against drugs. When you are in the field, you expect such an outcome,” Mr Dan-Musa said while soliciting the support of such communities, whom he did not mention, at the event.Meanwhile, Mr DanMusal said 999.335kgs of narcotics drugs were seized as an exhibit, with 422 suspects comprising 409 males and 12 females arrested in the state since June last year.
According to him, the Jigawa command of the agency has embarked on a War Against Drug Abuse Sensitisation campaign at motor parks and educational institutions across the state as part of the preventive measure against Drugs abuse and trafficking.
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