South-West Has Highest Rate Of Drug Abuse In Nigeria, Marwa Says

He also said there is a link between drug abuse and insurgency, banditry and kidnapping, saying these crimes would continue to thrive until drug abuse was addressed.

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.) has said the South-West and South-South have the highest drug abuse cases in the country.

He also said there is a link between drug abuse and insurgency, banditry and kidnapping, saying these crimes would continue to thrive until drug abuse was addressed.

Marwa, a former Military Administrator of Lagos State, said this in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, on Friday during the inauguration of a rehabilitation centre for drug addicts called ‘Behavioural Action Centre’, built by a group known as Ogbomoso First Initiative.

The new NDLEA helmsman said the rate of drug abuse in the South-West was 22.4 per cent, with the South-South and South-East following with 16.6 and 13.8 per cent, respectively, Punch reports.

According to him, the North-East, North-West and North-Central came after with 13.6, 12 and 10 per cent, respectively.

Marwa said, “We are facing drug challenge in Nigeria but it is a solvable challenge. To achieve this, all stakeholders must come together to solve the problem. Drug challenge does not discriminate between Christians and Muslims. No community is not affected by this debilitating issue.

“Banditry, insurgency, kidnapping and other criminal activities all have their root in the use of hard substances. Until we face the menace squarely, the problem of insecurity will continue to remain with us.”

He urged the traditional rulers, religious centres and schools to rise against this drug abuse challenge, especially among the youths.

Commending the Ogbomoso First Initiative for building the rehab centre, Marwa said it was the first rehab centre in the South-West built by individuals.

He urged governors to build at least three rehabilitation centres in their states, saying each senatorial district ought to have one.

He urged the Ogbomoso people to be the first set of people to demand drug-free certificates before giving their daughters’ hands in marriage or before allowing their sons to marry any lady. He said by so doing; youths would refrain from drugs because they would know that they would not be allowed to get married for drugs use.


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And so?

The govt. Isn't doing anything serious to curb this ticking time bomb

He is mentally deranged

The issue of drug abuse is a serious one. Many ills of the society is as a result of drug abuse. Our youths are not helping matters at all.

Olalan:
The govt. Isn't doing anything serious to curb this ticking time bomb

Buba Marwa is trying his best.

Afonja miscreants are'nt dragging it with any tribe .....they also have the highest concentration of Gay and lesbians in nigeria

A statement from blood sucking Fulani man shielding his people from drug related issues. Hausa people don't joke with drugs. They are still the people openly selling drugs in southwest without getting arrest because their brothers are in power. Useless tribes come to Lagos and see how they sell all kinds of hard drugs openly.

Lagos is responsible for putting SW on the top. Endsars youths, Okada riders, Yahoo boys and their cohorts are very
much in love with drugs.

Nonsense!! I hope weed isn't part of the drug abuse he is talking about.

I don't think this is true

DubaiLandLord:
Nonsense!! I hope weed isn't part of the drug abuse he is talking about.

Weed na confirm drug na, and it is the most abused substance by naija youths.

Amb1045:
A statement from blood sucking Fulani man shielding his people from drug related issues. Hausa people don't joke with drugs. They are still the people openly selling drugs in southwest without getting arrest because their brothers are in power. Useless tribes come to Lagos and see how they sell all kinds of hard drugs openly.

keep quieeet!!!!! Afonja too like drugs

ask MC oluomo he will tell you

I want to understand something, the South West and South South are highest consumer of hard drugs which leads to banditry, kidnapping, and insurgency, like seriously? All the afromentioned above is hitting hard in the North, so which one is the North taking? maybe paracetamol.

The man has been talking rubbish in recent times. The banditry and kidnapping he is talking about is more pronounced in the north. We all know how the northern youth consume drugs such as tramadol, codein etc.

Not surprised. even their leader Tinubu is a drug baron

No southern state can use drugs like Kano State abeg

duro4chang:
The man has been talking rubbish in recent times. The banditry and kidnapping he is talking about is more pronounced in the north. We all know how the northern youth consume drugs such as tramadol, codein etc.

Is your leader Tinubu a drug lord or not. yes or no

He also said there is a link between drug abuse and insurgency, banditry and kidnapping, saying these crimes would continue to thrive until drug abuse was addressed.


mallam name northern problems full here

Fahdiga:
Is your leader Tinubu a drug lord or not. yes or no

Jubril from sudan is the head of drug syndicate. Even Gumi was always with the bandits taking drugs. Many of your brothers here will sniff from soak away to make them high. Hypocrites, you will destroy beer but take tramadol. The influence of drugs is the insecurities you are witnessing now. You have just started. Please enjoy your drugs and insecurities.

I am patriot


but that won't stop me from saying the truth, oga marwa you lied, and you need to apologize to the SW for such foolery of an utterance

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Freestainworld:
I want to understand something, the South West and South South are highest consumer of hard drugs which leads to banditry, kidnapping, and insurgency, like seriously? All the afromentioned above is hitting hard in the North, so which one is the North taking? maybe paracetamol.

Wrong.....Vitamin C

Are you kidding me. I will always saying the truth because that is what I know for on this forum.

The truth is that southwest lead in drugs abuse doesn't mean its Yoruba people that committing this crime.
But we igbos and other tribe living in the region committing this crime. Southwest is a face of Africa.

Emyzoloye5:
Afonja miscreants are'nt dragging it with any tribe .....they also have the highest concentration of Gay and lesbians in nigeria

Aboki just don't get sense this man is just contradicting himself.

Resurrection212:
Are you kidding me. I will always saying the truth because that is what I know for on this forum.

The truth is that southwest lead in drugs abuse doesn't mean its Yoruba people that committing this crime.
But we igbos and other tribe living in the region committing this crime. Southwest is a face of Africa.

an igbo guy won't make this kind of statement.....


low self esteemed yoruba miscreant claiming igbo on nairaland

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