Cocaine is now in Bauchi ― NDLEA declares

Bauchi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared that lately, illicit drugs like Cocaine and Metavitamin have started getting their ways into Bauchi State thereby making the fight against hard drugs more fierce.

The declaration was made by the State Commandant of NDLEA, Segun Oke, while speaking at the launching of War Against Drug Abuse in Bauchi calling on all stakeholders to rally round the campaign in order to have free drug abuse society.

The commandant said that the stakeholders meeting was aimed at getting meaningful inputs from them on how to join hands with the agency in securing the society from the activities of drug peddlers.

Segun Oke also said that apart from meeting with the stakeholders, the agency also used the avenue to launch the War Against Drug Abuse in the state as well as decorate some of its staff who have been promoted with their new ranks.

The commandant who also displayed assorted illicit substances seized in the state, said that the agency is not giving any breathing space for drug abuse and said that the operation of the agency cut across roads, most especially entry into Bauchi and its exit as well as black spots where people go there to abuse drugs.

He said, “In the cause of our operations, we have arrested drugs, popular drugs like Cannabis Sativa, Tramadol, Coffmixtures with Codeine and recently we have begun to see indications that Cocaine, Metavitamin are coming into Bauchi State.”

The commandant then said that the agency is raising alarm for families, stakeholders, Churches, Mosques to be able to sensitize members of the society to be aware of what is going on in the state.

While launching the new war against illicit drugs, Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed of described drug abuse as a worrisome development in every society.

The governor who was represented by his Special Adviser on Security matters, General Marcus Yake (rtd), expressed his administration’s resolved to support NDLEA to succeed in the fight against the menace of drug abuse in the state.

Bala Mohammed also described drugs abuse as one of the main causes of social vices in society said, “because anybody involved in drugs, the next tendency is for such person to commit an evil act and that’s why we are having insecurity today in our society.”

He commended the Agency for organising the stakeholders’ meeting, describing it as a good step towards fighting drug abuse in the country, adding that the task is everybody’s business.

“This interactive session is very good because it has accorded all the stakeholders the opportunity to make a necessary contribution towards the fight against the menace, though NDLEA is the leader in the fight against drug abuse,” Bala Mohammed noted.

The governor who maintained that the fight against the menace of drug abuse has to be a holistic approach noted that the situation has to be dealt with right from the root saying, “The fight can be achieved when those that either farm the drugs or the main dealers and not the consumers only are arrested and prosecuted, that is fighting the menace from the roots.”

He then called for synergy among various agencies in the fight against drug peddlers in terms of detecting, identifying, reporting, prosecuting and punishing offenders.

The stakeholders’ meeting had in attendance, the government, traditional leaders, parastatals, other security agencies, amongst others where contributions and suggestions were made on how to succeed in the fight against drug abuse.

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