President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed support for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in its fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking as well as its ramped-up efforts to prevent the Nigerian populace from falling prey to the drug scourge. 

The President, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, gave the assurance today on the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, and urged all Nigerians to support the War Against Drug Abuse initiative noting that illicit drugs and substances have wreaked havoc on individuals, families, communities and countries worldwide. 

Our correspondent, Raliat Adenekan reports that in his welcome remark, Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) said that the ‘Save Our Families’ social advocacy campaign launched at the ceremony by the President, is designed to prevent and tackle drug use through early detection, while revealing that the NDLEA has arrested 52,901 drug traffickers, including 48 barons, and obtained over 9,000 convictions of suspects in the last three years.

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