Latest News
NDLEA Boss Warns Against Attempt To Legalise Cannabis
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa has warned against the attempt to legalise cannabis in Nigeria.
In a statement signed by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, Marwa said this at a national security summit organised by the House of Representatives on Wednesday in Abuja.
He said that the current moves by some stakeholders to push for the legalisation of cannabis in Nigeria would rob the country of the gains.
The NDLEA boss said the gains so far made in the renewed war against drug abuse and trafficking in the country would be destroyed by the move.
He also said the present figure of 10.6 million Nigerians abusing cannabis was frightening and enough to sound the alarm bell.
The NDLEA boss said the strong nexus between drug abuse and the security challenges across the country was incontrovertible.
According to him, presently, there is no bigger national issue than the issue of insecurity in Nigeria.
“It is one of the big challenges, if not the biggest, threatening our dear country.
“Insecurity is today, a full-blown malady with many manifestations, such as insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, murder, robbery, reprisal killing, name it.
“Yet, there has never been a government that is more committed to ending this spate of insecurity than the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“The President has matched political willpower with resources, but the scope and frequency of these acts of destabilisation and the audacity displayed by the perpetrators call for a second, critical look at the malaise,” he said.
The NDLEA chairman said that the use of drugs for perverted purposes was not a new phenomenon, neither was it something that just started in Nigeria.
I will like to caution that our lawmakers should not legalise cannabis because it will amount to taking a step forward and ten steps backwards.
He commended the organisers of the summit, saying it could not have come at a better time, urging Nigerians to stand up and take ownership of the fight against insecurity in the country.
-
Latest News1 week ago
Benin City Stormwater Scandal: How Obaseki Wasted ₦225 Billion Trying to Bury Oshiomhole’s Legacy
-
Latest News2 weeks ago
Old Taker. Still the Game Changer — Oshiomhole’s Legacy Rewritten in Real Time
-
Latest News7 days ago
Appeal Court Dismisses Akpabio’s Motions, Orders ₦100,000 Payment to Senator Natasha
-
Latest News1 week ago
Dele Momodu Drops Political Bombshell: ‘My Soul Has Left PDP
-
Latest News6 days ago
Federal Government Warns Against Paramilitary Job Scam
-
Latest News1 week ago
Ministry of Regional Development Empowers Port Harcourt Youths Wth Poultry Farming Training And Startup Grants
-
Latest News1 week ago
Air Force Personnel Dies Serving Punishment After Reporting Sick
-
Latest News1 week ago
Sanwo-Olu, Ooni Of Ife, GAC, Alake Of Egbaland Storm Tinubu’s Lagos Residence In Powerful Sallah Homage(Video)
-
Latest News2 weeks ago
Uyo Comes Alive as Ministry of Regional Development Launches Empowerment Program to Tackle Youth Unemployment
-
Latest News1 week ago
Hon. Minister Abubakar Momoh FNSE Joins Dignitaries In Owan To Honour Late Chief Raphael Arunah, Visits Hon. Kassim Ozeto(Video)
-
Latest News4 days ago
Road Reconstruction: Okpe Community Appreciates Momoh
-
Latest News1 week ago
Torrential Flood Ravages Oyo Communities, Leaves Millions in Damages