Buhari: Drug Abuse, Illicit Drug Trafficking More Dangerous Than Insurgency, Banditry

Buhari: Drug Abuse, Illicit Drug Trafficking More Dangerous Than Insurgency, Banditry
Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed that drug abuse, illicit drug trafficking are more dangerous than insurgency, banditry to the country.

President Buhari made the assertion as he launched the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA), an initiative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), to mark the United Nations Day Against Drugs Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking (2021), in Abuja.

He was represented at the event by Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

Speaking on the danger the menace of abuse of drugs and illicit substances as well as drug trafficking posed to Nigeria, President Buhari noted the onslaught is targeting three generations for destruction.

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“The war against drugs is a war that must be fought by all, it is, therefore, my pleasure, to declare on behalf of the good people of Nigeria, a War Against Drug Abuse (WADA), not just as a slogan, but a call for civil action for all Nigerians to take an active part in this war.

“Let me say that this war is more deadly than the insurgency we have in the Northeastern part of the country or the acts of banditry in the Northwest or the acts of kidnapping that transcends all the geopolitical zones of this country, because it is a war that is destroying three generations because I’ve seen clips of where grandparents are on drugs, parents are on drugs, and by extension, their wards, their children are on drugs.

“So this is a war that It is targeting three generations in a stretch. So it is more deadly than even the security challenges that we are having in this country and I believe strongly that every effort must be put in place to ensure that we deal with the issues of substance abuse and trafficking and manufacture so that we can get to the root cause as ably elucidated by our keynote speaker this afternoon, of the mirage of insecurity problems that are confronting this nation.

“I believe strongly, with every bit of conviction, that if we are able to deal with the issues of drug abuse, substantial, our security challenges will drastically reduce as we walk towards a drug-free, Nigeria.

“I once again implore all Nigerians from every stratum of life; our traditional institutions, our religious leaders, our local leadership at every level, to be very vigilant and to support this cause and the war against drug that has declared on this day, the 26th of June they 2021,” the President said.