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.

Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Olabode George Towoju     Millennium Development Goals     Alimi     Oladimeji Thompson     Yemi Sanni     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Minister     EndSARS     Iqra Books     Seni Saraki     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Kwara     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Ekiti     Oke-Kura     SUBEB     Razak Atunwa     Hauwa Nuru     Dan Masanin     11th Galadima     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Isiaka Alikinla     Agor Market     Atiku     Ado Ibrahim     New Nigeria People’s Party     Busari Alabi Alausa     Falokun-Oja     Amuda Aluko     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Oluwole Dupe     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Kwara Liberation Group     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Emir Of Ilorin     Olabanji Orilonishe     Edret Sabi Abel     Face Masks     Dankaka     Trader Moni     Amusa Bello     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Musa Alhassan Buge     Ilota     Abubakar B.M     TVC Female National Debate     Kunbi Titiloye     Aliyu Umar     IQRA College     Orire     Yomi Adeboye     CCT     Hassanat Bello     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Bolaji Gambari     Quranic Recitation Competition     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     TIC     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Kwara Hotel     Ohoro Of Shao     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Surajudeen Akanbi     FOMWAN     Akorede     Emir Of Lafiagi     Lanre Badmus     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Olateju Lukman     Isiaq Khadeejah     School Of Nursing     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Otuka    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Funmilayo Oniwa     Zulu Gambari     Omar Gambari     Bamikole Omishore     Yahaya Muhammad     Jumoke Gafar     Lanwa     Kwara Apc     Nupe     The Herald     Salami Adekunle     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Admiralty Villa     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Omotoso     Tope Daramola     Kwarareports.com     Bolakale Saka     KFA     Micheal Imoudu     Edret Sabi Abel     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Kwara State Fire Service     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Wale Oladepo     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Quran     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Emir Of Shonga     Baba Issa Awoye     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Mutawali     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Olateju Lukman     Razak Atunwa     Hakeem Idris     Gbenga Adebayo     Kunle Okeowo     JSSCE     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Sulaiman Gado     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Dunmade     TETFUND     Femi Oladiji     Gani Saadu     Idi-Ape     Ajakaye     Rashidi Yekini     Lithium     Olatunji Ayeni     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Saraki     IYA YUSUF     Modupe Oluwole     Idris Garuba     Mohammed Halidu     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Hussein Oloyede     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Oke-Ogun     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Oyun     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Balogun Ajikobi     Pakata Development Association     CKNG     Ayinde Oki     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Basic Education Certificate Examination