Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday announced
the arrest of 95 drug suspects from January to date.
The Commandant of the agency in the state, Mr Raph
Igwenagu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Abakaliki that it also seized 350 kilogrammes of illicit
drugs during the period.
“The NDLEA in Ebonyi also during the year
counselled, rehabilitated and discharged 40 drug
users while six drug dependent persons are still
undergoing rehabilitation,†he said.
Igwenagu said that 10 suspects were convicted while
30 cases were undergoing prosecution and 15 cases
still under investigation.
According to him, the prevalence of illicit drug use
among the youth is on the high side as a result of
their being susceptible and more vulnerable than
adults.
He urged parents and guardians whose children and
wards had become victims of drug abuse to bring
them to the agency for care, treatment and
rehabilitation.
He explained that the agency had undertaken to
appraise the menace of drugs in the society and the
ills inherent in drug trafficking and abuse.
Igwenagu said the war against illicit drug trafficking
and abuse was a collective one and called on
traditional rulers, religious organisations, security
agencies and other stakeholders to join hands in
tackling them.
He also commanded the Ebonyi government for
making efforts to reposition its health sector.
[NAN]
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