The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Muhammad Abdallah, says tramadol is a major catalyst for insurgency in the North-East.
He noted that drug abuse increased during the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic, adding that it is the country’s ‘real pandemic’.ahead of this year’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking scheduled for June 26 with the theme, ‘Better Knowledge for Better Care’.
The NDLEA boss said, “The Government of India has up its ante; they have now put more control on the supply of tramadol to Nigeria. “But that is what Nigerians have been taking. That is what fuels insurgency in the North-East. Because Theatre Commandants have testified to me that every Boko Haram camp they have overrun, they found paraphernalia of drug abuse particularly tramadol.”Abdallah regretted that “the whole average of drug abuse in nations in 5%. In Nigeria, it is getting to 15%, that is not a data or a statistic we should be happy with.
He added that the government has taken some steps to address the challenge of manpower confronting the agency, saying, “On the part of the government, it has taken some steps to ameliorate some of the deficiencies of the agency. For a start, Mr President has authorised an upgrade on the staff strength of the agency.
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