Following numerous cases of mental disorders due to the rapid increase in the consumption of methamphetamine, which is popularly referred to as “Mkpuru Miri”, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has unveiled its new plan to arrest drug cartels who are responsible for producing and distributing the illegal hard drug.
The new update was announced by the chairman of the anti-drug agency, Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), who stated that Nigerians should wage war against drug abuse by setting out committees to fish out offenders amidst them.
According to Marwa’s full words, he said;
“If you look at the preponderance of the dealers in drugs, I am not saying anything new, but the South East has the predominance, and that is a fact.
“Clearly, in the South East region, they are doing two things; first, they are telling their fellow travellers who are not decent, that they are spoiling their names and more importantly, they are riding their communities of drug abuse, they have taken ownership of the war themselves against drug abuse especially against Mkpuru-Mmiri.”
“This war against drug abuse has to start from the bottom, from the communities; set up your War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, Committees. In every community, you know those patent medicine stores that sell drugs, the mai shayi, those at the corner ends of the streets who sell and hawk drugs, you know the traffickers, and you know those who use them.“
“Take this war to your communities because you know these people, cleanse your communities, and take the ownership of this war, and the NDLEA will always be there to back you up.”
“However, the NDLEA doesn’t and will not support the flogging of the culprits and some of the other human rights abuses. We will be there to support with counselling and treatments,”
