The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says the duty to maintain trendy societies secure from the scourge of illicit medication, calls for international dedication and motion.
The Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, retired Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa made this recognized whereas addressing a gathering of teachers, college students, psychological well being professionals and Nigerians within the diaspora on the University of Kansas, USA.
Marwa delivered a lecture on “War Against Substance Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking: The Nigerian Story” throughout the 2023 version of the Marwa Africana Lecture Series organized by the Department of African and African-American Studies of the University of Kansas.
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While talking concerning the Nigerian expertise within the combat in opposition to the worldwide drug scourge, the NDLEA boss stated: “We have been able to keep a huge cache of drugs from getting into our streets by seizing them at the border or before distribution courtesy of intelligence sharing with our counterparts in source countries or along the transnational routes.”
According to Marwa, Nigeria has run an unflagging anti-illicit drug marketing campaign based mostly on international finest practices for drug regulation enforcement and guided by UNODC’s Whole-of-Society strategy to the drug conundrum.
“While we have achieved remarkable mileage, the Nigerian anti-drug campaign is nonetheless a work in progress. Be that as it may, our achievements of the past 30 months, relative to the past 30 years, have bolstered our hope of greater accomplishments going forward.”
The assist from worldwide companions, governments of pleasant international locations, the federal government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the Nigerian individuals has strengthened the company’s conviction that the target “we pursue is not unrealistic.”
“The task of keeping modern society safe from the scourge of illicit drugs requires a global commitment, and in NDLEA and Nigeria, we are doing everything possible to fulfil our end of the bargain.”
The NDLEA boss stated among the strategic steps taken to get optimistic outcomes by NDLEA concerned the adoption of innovation.
“We upgraded our Standard Operating Procedures. We innovated our methodologies, adopted sophisticated tools and systems, and embraced revolutionary paradigms in treatment.”
The lecture presentation adopted an interactive session throughout which Marwa answered questions requested by members of the viewers particularly Nigerians who expressed happiness about efforts being made by the Nigerian authorities to curtail drug scourge.
