Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, said drug barons in the country provide terrorist groups like Boko Haram as well as bandits and kidnappers with arms and ammunitions to undertake criminal activities in Nigeria.

Lawan stated this known when the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (rtd), paid a visit to his office on Thursday at the National Assembly, Abuja.

He said drug traffickers have made Nigeria a major transit route for plying the illicit trade, which he said was responsible for the rise in criminality in the country.

Lawan said, “The National Assembly members are almost on a daily interaction with our constituents and we know the very debilitating impact of drug abuse in our various communities.

“You have rightly said almost every community in this country suffers from drug addiction. So, we are very mindful of what is happening.

“I believe that this agency needs restructuring. Now that you have taken over, we should go the whole haul to restructure the agency, not piece meal touches, because we need to get it right.

“My personal opinion is that NDLEA should be in the league of EFCC, ICPC, and therefore, the kind of support that those two agencies I mentioned receive, you should receive something like that, in addition to many other things that you should be supported with.

“So, the National Assembly will definitely work with you, we will partner with you, and will ensure that we do our best to give you the kind of support that will enable you properly to discharge your mandate.

“Having said this, let me say that Nigeria as a country is in one way or the other a transit route for drugs.

“Drug peddlers pass their drugs through Nigeria – cannabis, heroin and possibly even cocaine.

“We believe that this has to stop, because the proceeds of such activities fund terrorism, they fund banditry, you wonder how the bandits have RPGs and these massive arms that they have.

“Definitely, these are some acquisition provided by some barons, not the bandits themselves.

“So, we need to ensure that this transit role that Nigerians plays is addressed properly. And here we have to approach this through multi-sectoral efforts – the Customs, Immigration Service, our Security Agencies, and in fact, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, and our seaports.

“Of course, this is not going to be easy, but we have to be steadfast and we should do whatever is possible without the limited resources we have to make you better.”

Earlier, NDLEA Chairman, Buba Marwa, in an address delivered said the Ninth Senate has “displayed great interest, competence, support and effort” on the review of the NDLEA Act.

According to Marwa, the visit was intended to “call for urgent intervention from the Senate President”, warning that, “Nigeria is in a state of siege today.”

Marwa raised the alarm that the drug addiction scourge was largely responsible for acts of criminalities which has pervaded all parts of the country, and the outcome witnessed in the spate of insecurity lately.

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Is this a sub at Tinubu and is this why EFCC is loooking into his case.

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Mumu talk

Tinubu is a drug baron, is he among the ones funding Terrorists and bandits?


Maybe that's why he's mute all these while. Time shall tell.

Who are the drug barons?

Animalistic imps trying to divert attention

BigBrowser:
Who are the drug barons?

Tinubu and co.

So, the Nigerian army and police are working with the drug barron’s supported by Northern governors that’s why they are immune to arrest

nice one.

The drug barons are relations of the IG that’s why Gummi believes they deserves amnesty so that they can give the drugs to the Federal government for the production of panadol right?

As for the the bandits overflow to the South those ones are using the bloods of farmers as pot or spoon to smoke the drugs.

Nice one, cool cool

Can we now know the name of the drug baron, i am sure he’s not El Chapo? or is he an invisible spirit and only prayer can get him arrested?

Finally, remember we love beer in the South but the North thinks that’s drug. I wouldn’t want to believe that too much of Quran can get someone so high that he’ll just become a bandit.

Hypocrisy and lies will destroy the North except you truly seek the face of Allah and change your ways of evil and destruction.


Note:
The truth is that people who get high on drugs are less coordinated and it would be difficult for such person to be a bandit. The senate president is talking crap

Kriss216:

Tinubu and co.

you have forgotten this, you should have add authur Eze Bishop Ozulubu Allen Onyema Emeka Okonkwo, Peter Obi and Kalu

So the drug barons cant be fished out? When the senate under your leadership cant keep pressure on a clueless and failed president on his toes to do the needful.Stupid fat rubberstamp stooge buffon.

Nigerian Politicians sponsor all the terrorism going on in the country.

Mumu man how did he come to this conclusion

I suspect he is trying to divert attention this lawal for be their sponsor just trying to divert attention and by his boys more time

We know the chief sponsor. His name starts with B and ends with I



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Rubbish talk,

Ok

Names pls

Lawan onye ohi. Politicians are the sponsors of terrorists in northern Nigeria

I think this guy is half a man and a woman together.

na dem IPOD, people from the yeast. Awon DEVELOPERS

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Oga leave our weed alone,na una politicians dey fund them

so so useless people everywhere, imagine waiting this aboki the talk.

These politicians keep mentioning useless names every time. Drug barons without names? If you know them why haven't you arrested them?