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The Borno State Government says it may declare a state of emergency to curb the menace of drug abuse in communities liberated from Boko Haram control.
Alhaji Kaka Shehu, the state Borno Commissioner for Justice told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Maiduguri that illicit drug abuse among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state was becoming alarming.
Shehu, the Chairman, Borno State Committee for the Control of Drug Abuse, noted that in spite of security challenges in the state, there had been significant successes in the fight against drug abuse.
“I recall that some of offices of the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were attacked in Gamborun Ngala, Banki, Baga and here in Maiduguri before it was taken over by Boko Haram insurgency.
“But in spite of these challenges, the NDLEA Borno Command was able to recover more than 20 tonnes of various illicit drugs.
He said the agency also made significant arrests of drug barons, consumers and other traffickers over the last three years.
“It is against this backdrop that the government has decided to support the agency in its effort to wipe out the menace of drug abuse by setting up a Drug Control Committee”.
Alhaji Kaka Shehu, the state Borno Commissioner for Justice told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Maiduguri that illicit drug abuse among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state was becoming alarming.
Shehu, the Chairman, Borno State Committee for the Control of Drug Abuse, noted that in spite of security challenges in the state, there had been significant successes in the fight against drug abuse.
“I recall that some of offices of the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were attacked in Gamborun Ngala, Banki, Baga and here in Maiduguri before it was taken over by Boko Haram insurgency.
“But in spite of these challenges, the NDLEA Borno Command was able to recover more than 20 tonnes of various illicit drugs.
He said the agency also made significant arrests of drug barons, consumers and other traffickers over the last three years.
“It is against this backdrop that the government has decided to support the agency in its effort to wipe out the menace of drug abuse by setting up a Drug Control Committee”.
