NDLEA To Establish Offices In 774 LGAs

Date: 2024-02-15

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) plans to establish offices in all the 774 local government areas in the country as part of measures to tackle the problem of drug abuse at the grassroots level.

The chairman and chief executive of NDLEA, Brigadier General Buba Marwa(rtd), disclosed this yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Marwa spoke at the presentation of two books written by the commander of the NDLEA Kwara Command, Mohammed Ibrahim.

The NDLEA's boss called on state governments to provide lands for the establishment of the agency's barracks across the country.

He also requested them to assist the agency in the provision of operational vehicles to enhance its fight against illicit drugs and substance at the various commands.

While commending the author of the books – “Look Before You Leap” and “Drug Slaves”, Marwa said, “the books will provide the youths with information about how to guard themselves against drug abuse while those who have fallen victims can be treated and cured.”

Represented by the director of internal affairs and provost marshall in the agency, Dr Malami Sokoto, Marwa enjoined traditional rulers to join hands with the agency in tackling the menace of drug abuse at the grassroots.

In his keynote address, the director general, Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Comrade Isa Aremu, advocated stiffer penalties for drug barons in the society.

He said his institute was ready to partner with the NDLEA to expand its curriculum to mainstream the campaign against drug abuse even at work.

The chairman of the occasion and Zana of Ilorin, Engr. Lanre Sagaya called on all stakeholders to support the agency in its task of ensuring a drug free society.

He lamented that the prevailing cases of kidnapping and banditry in the country are as a result of too many drugs on the lands, lamenting that four out of every six youths are involved in drug abuse.

The guest speaker and legal luminary, Mallam Yusuf Ali, warned that many in the society will not sleep with their two eyes closed if the menace of drug abuse is not curtailed.

The book reviewer, Prof. AbdulRasheed Adeoye of the Department of Performing Arts, University of Ilorin, said the two books were written in simple languages that conveyed cultural, political and economic impacts of drug abuse.

Earlier, the chairman of Vintage Book Presentation Committee, Alhaji Tunde Akanbi, had said the presentation of the books which were also translated into Yoruba language climaxed the intellectual voyage embarked upon by the author to complement his agency's efforts in ensuring a drug free society.

The state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq who was represented by the commissioner for water resources, Usman Lade unveiled the books while the founder of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Alhaji AbdulRaheem Oladimeji launched the books with the highest donation.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Mogaji Aare     Femi Agbaje     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     National Democratic Congress     Falokun-Oja     Olusola Saraki     Kaosarah Adeyi     Iyaloja-General     Pilgrims Board     Tunde Kazeem     Kola Bukoye     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Sam Onile     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Ogidi-Oloje     Kwara Metro Park     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     NURTW     Bolaji Gambari     Siraj Oyewale     Ayinde Oki     Okin Malt     Iyiola Oyedepo     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     07039448763     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Seun Bolaji     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Oke-Ogun     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Okin Biscuits     Bola Magaji     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Nigerian Correctional Service     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     NULGE     Taofeeq Olateju     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Firdaos Amasa     YAKOOYO     Okin Group     Rex Olawoye     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Baba Idris     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     GAMA     Femi Gbajabiamila     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Hassan Saliu     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Sanusi Abubakar     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Ladi Hassan     Kwara Central     Saraki     Wahab Isa     Vasolar Consortium     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Kehinde Baale     Garba Idris Ajia     Ita-Nmo Market     Funmilayo Zubair     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     KWATMA     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Saka Abimbola Isau     Split Diamond Interchange     Samuel Adaramola     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Hussein Olokooba     Omoniyi Ayinla     Risikat Lawal     Inside Kwara     Onilorin    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

David Adesina     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Abdullahi Biffo     JMK Construction Company Limited     Ajakaye     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Old Oyo     Ilorin Central Mosque     Okin High School     Kwara State Fire Service     Alfa Yahaya Road     Pategi     Principal Private Secretary     Adama Isa     Innocent Okoye     Usman Rifun     TIIDELab     Ahmad Belgore     Shero     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Hamid Bobboyi     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Bello Oyedepo     Igbaja     Abdulwaheed Musa     Olaiya Lawal     SAPZ Project     LABTOP     Baboko     Riskat Opakunle     Ahman Pategi     KFA     Arandun     Kayode Alabi     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Isiaka Alikinla     Afeyin-Olukuta     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Balogun Fulani     Ethical College     Kazeem Oladepo     Rasheed Jimoh     Alapansapa     Amuda Musbau     Sobi Specialist Hospital     AGM Professional Services     Saidu Isa     Agor Market     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Makama     Wahab Abayawo     Tunji Ajanaku     Omotoso     Orisa Bridge     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Ileloke     Ilorin Metro Park     Taofeeq Olateju     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Barakat Community Secondary School     Olaitan Buraimoh     Salihu Yahaya     Fatimah Abdulkadir     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Salaudeen Oyewale     Binta Abubakar Mora     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Fulani     Ghali Muhammed     Facemasks     Lithium     Erubu     Muslim Cementary     AGILE Programme     Olatunji Ibrahim