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Bothered by the excessive abuse of the cough syrup by youths and even married women, particularly in the Northern region, Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has called on the Federal government to ban the sale of syrups that have codeine as part of its constituents.

Governor Tambuwal made the appeal when he spoke at a workshop on Addiction and Prevention held at the Sultan Maccido Institute of Quran and General Studies, Sokoto yesterday, March 20th.

Represented by the state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Balarabe Kakale, Governor Tambuwal said the cough syrups with codeine should be banned because they are not saving lives.

The Federal Government should ban the sale of codeine in Nigeria because they are not life saving drugs.” he said

Sometime ago, the Lagos State Government arrested three pupils of Atunrashe High School, Mushin, for smoking and being in possession of Indian hemp and substance known as codeine.

The pupils were nabbed by officials of Lagos State Neighbourhood and Safety Corps (LNSC).

LNSC officials found the three under-aged boys, whose names were withheld, while smoking Indian hemp and using codeine in the Surulere area of Lagos from where they were then traced to their school.

Reacting to the development, the state Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Agboola Dabiri, said the state government would not condone illegality, adding that plans are at an advanced stage for them to be sent to a correctional home for reformation.

Source: http://www..com/2018/03/ban-codeine-syrup-now-sokoto-governor.html

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Tambuwal U Dey Craze. Na 4 Sokoto U Fit Ban Am. Mtcheew

Actually that's the best idea. Afterall cough is not even one of life threatening illnesses in our society. But the authorities are making a lot of money in the business chain, if not the dealers and distributors are very easy to trace and apprehend. Just put a ransome of N100k on any dealer and N250k on suppliers and watch whistle-blowers rush.

Child marriage nko?

Northern youths are practically swimming in drug abuse. They "don't" drink beer, but they do other drugs like mad

Liberalize the use of alcohol and drug addiction will decline in the north or else the young ones will always improvise with codeine,tramadol,refnol,cocaine etc