Governor Kashim Shettima has shocked everyone present at the inauguration of the 10 man committee on drug abuse which held at the council chambers of the government house on Wednesday, when he declared that some of his cabinet members were drugs addicts. He had jokingly asked one of his Commissioners if he knew some of them.
The Governor who was reacting to the address by the state commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA who said that it was sad that drug abuse in Borno state had risen to an unprecedented level, cutting across ages, sexes and various socio-economic backgrounds.
Kashim Shettima, who corroborate the Commander’s position also said, most Boko Haram members arrested were found with tramol and psychotropic drugs, adding that, some of the boxes found in possession of the said members at various camps were not only weapons but drugs of different kinds.
It would be recalled that the 10 man committee inaugurated by the Governor was informed by his efforts to curb drug abuse in the state by complementing the efforts of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency,NDLEA, in the fight against elicits drugs in Borno state.
While inaugurating the 10 man committee, governor Kashim Shettima said that apart from the second world war, nothing has consumed more human lives than drugs, affirming that drug abuse is worse than cancer and HIV/AIDS, as such the need to have a committee to control the menace in Borno state.
The Governor said people under the influence of drugs are very quick at committing heinous crimes such as rape, murder, robbery and sometimes even commit suicide, because drugs control them. He said drugs, like forbidden fruits, once tested are very difficult to be resisted at the long run.
Source: Daily Post
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