…say enemies deploy drug abuse as political weapons to smear the north

…allege wicked traders still infiltrating North with counterfeit drugs despite red flags

… demand closure of open drug markets in 19 northern states

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor

In a rare confession, the Coalition of Northern Groups, yesterday, raised the alarm that the North had become the highest consumer of hard and substandard drugs capable of causing untold social, economic and political crisis to the region.

The startling revelation is contained in a mail released by the Spokesman for the CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, entitled: “Persistent proliferation of Northern Pharmaceutical Markets with Drugs of Abuse” and made available to Saturday Vanguard.

Although the group did not name those responsible for flooding the North with hard and fake drugs, the Spokesman, accused the perpetrators of using hard and counterfeit drugs as a political weapon to smear the North.

The CNG lamented that the persistent flooding of the region with fake and hard drugs had continued despite its demand as contained in its ‘Kaduna Declaration’ that certain aspects of drug distribution in the north be reviewed by the respective states.

For this reason, the CNG called for immediate closure of all open drug markets in the North, the empanelling of task forces to deal with the dealers of fake and hard drugs and the revocation of the land titles of the masterminds across the region.

The group said, “Worried by the recent disturbing revelation by the Senate of the Federal Republic that not less than three million bottles of codeine are consumed daily in Kano alone, the Coalition of Northern Groups CNG, wishes to remind the 19 northern governors of its demand for the total closure of all the open drug markets operating in Northern Nigeria.

“The expectation was that by now, at least the few governors with the welfare of their people at heart would have commenced the closure of these dangerous drug markets and the immediate implementation of the National Drug Distribution Guidelines (NDDG) as contained in the 2nd Edition 2012 developed by the Federal Ministry of Health which did not include the Co-ordinated Wholesale Centres (CWC) which is the guideline that provides a distribution channel in consonance with the national drug policy and the implementation of which is empowered by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“It is also expected that all the states in northern Nigeria should by now have commenced the establishment and strengthening of the state task force on counterfeit, fake drugs and unwholesome processed foods, revoking all land titles where drugs are being sold and reviewing the laws to provide stiff penalties for offenders.

This should be followed up by the implementation of health insurance scheme at all levels and making the drugs available at the health centres in northern Nigeria to help eliminate nefarious activities.

“CNG is worried that months after it gave this as one of the conditions for the review of some aspects of the Kaduna Declaration, the infiltration of northern pharmaceutical markets with fake, substandard, adulterated and hard drugs by some wicked traders persists.

“Recall that CNG had pointed out that the existence of open drug markets, like that of Sabon Gari, in Kano, provides a convenient outlet for the sales of drugs of abuse, stolen drugs, and drugs banned internationally or donated to countries or procured by the government for citizens but stolen (case of Azithromycin donated to Niger Republic).

“Over N4 billion worth of fake, substandard and drugs of abuse was confiscated and destroyed by regulatory agencies in Kano within three years from April, 2012 to April, 2015.This was from only one state out of the States in Northern Nigeria.

“We are concerned that sales of fake, substandard and drugs of abuse have health, political, economic and security implications as follows and should be discontinued without further delay.

“We are worried that while the north is the largest consumer of such products, its economic involvement is less than five percent of the total market value with the rest hijacked and monopolized by people from the other sections of the country,” CNG said.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/north-highest-consumer-of-hard-fake-drugs-arewa-youths/

I agree with there stance on regulating drug sales more. These open drug markets aren't good. They should be licensed by state so the arent selling everything over the counter.

 the perpetrators of using hard and counterfeit drugs as a political weapon to smear the North.

the infiltration of northern pharmaceutical markets with fake, substandard, adulterated and hard drugs by some wicked traders persists.

These quotes are funny. People really think it's a political conspiracy to make northersure junkies? Next do pharmacies by drugs off of traders?

Aboki and Codeine are like 5 and 6

is this the North's strategy to break the domination of the pharmaceutical business by Igbos? off course,you wouldn't hear anything from ohanaeze,they're only interested in asking for more appointments from buhari,any attempt to clamp down on pharmaceutical businesses by January 2018 would seriously hurt the ordinary citizens.

I have stayed in the north and I can say that place is a giant freak show.

They have sex with animals

They smoke gum

They smoke poo from soakaway

They drink moonshine (locally made alcohol Wch is mostly ethanol)

They drink formalin (chemical used in preserving dead bodies..a drop make them super high)

The rape 9 year old girls..

They take drugs e.g.; tramadol, codine etc like pure water

They are allowed to murder whoever for free in the name of Mohammad..


Yet these guys will see me drink a bottle of beer and call me names?

Hypocrites

No wonder they keep breeding countless gworo chewing Amajiris, and typical failures as teachers.

dannytoe:
No wonder they keep breeding countless gworo chewing Amajiris, and typical failures as teachers.

Booking space at 4:00 am. Oga fear God o

DoTheNeedful:


Booking space at 4:00 am. Oga fear God o

DoTheNeedful:


Booking space at 4:00 am. Oga fear God o

Na so

Lol, abokis can smoke anything including refuse bin.

North & Drugs na 5&6.
The little ones as well as the old ones are all drug addicts and drug abusers.
Tramadol, exiplon, codeine (3million bottles daily according to the nigerian senate), diazapan, tutolin, exol and many more hard illegal drugs are consumed in the north like pure water. They consume solution, suck-die; smoke cannabis, pawpaw leaves, dry faeces; sniff gutter, hard snuff, white sand (uzu/farin-kasa) and many more atrocities.
And this makes them LESS HUMANS in their THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS.

Too bad,one wonders why some of their leaders behave like animals.

no wonder the president talks like a beast

Now we know why Buhari behaves like a rabid dog, it's bound to be a cocktail of codeine, tramadol, rophynol and other cheap opioids. Buhari needs rehabilitation fast before he destroys this country during one of his drug induced dementia

sorom4:
Aboki and Codeine are like 5 and 6

They and tramadol are like 7 & 8

Most of the drugs abused by the northerners are mostly nonconventional drugs, but they won't bother talk about it, rather their focus is pharmaceutical stores that sells only 10 percent number of the drugs they abuse. Aside tramadol and codine, what other drugs do they buy from over the counter?
But there are many local drugs and misapplied products like gums,formalin.
But they are releasing press statement.
OK time to ban cattle meat! We will do it...

Very true...and in their state of 'highness' they will open their gworo-stained to claim they 'feed' Igbos ...Their thought process on issues are clear indications of delusions that comes with abusing drugs and hard substances.

Bunch of drug-addicts.

So those arewa youth that gave the quit notice were high on hard drugs when they made that declaration?


They should wait and use that in their defence when they come before a judge.