The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it confiscated illicit drugs worth N60 billion across the 36 states of the federation in the last two months.
The NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen Buba Marwa (rtd), made this known in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital on Thursday at a Colloquium tagged, “Walk Away from Drugs” organised by the Ekiti Ministry of Justice.
Marwa bemoaned the rising wave of drug abuse and trafficking in the country, saying most crimes including armed robbery, kidnapping, banditry and other manifestations of criminalities were caused by the menace.
“The menace of drug use and drug abuse is universal and more worrisome in the country. In Nigeria today, there is no challenge that is more worrisome as drug abuse in the country.
“It is worrisome, that within the last two months, more than N60 billion worth of illicit drugs have been confiscated and perpetrators arrested and prosecuted.
“If access to drugs can be reduced by 50 per cent in the country,” Marwa said.