CRAN President links Drug Addiction to Banditry, Kidnapping, Terrorism, Others
By Emmanuel Udom
President of Crime Reporters Association of Nigerian, (CRAN), Lekan Onabulo, today, linked drug addiction among youths, pupils and students in Nigeria to an upsurge in the activities and operations of banditry, kidnapping, terrorism as well as unwanted pregnancies and other social vices.
Recall that today, June 27, 2022, is observed as International Day Against Drug Abuse, all over the world.
Speaking on the theme: Addressing Drug Challenges in Health and Humanitarian Crises, Onabulo, who is also the Crime Editor of Nigerian Tribune, said that “the wave of drug addiction that is pervading Nigeria has tipped the nation into a boiling conundrum”.
According to him, youths and students now abuse drugs imbibing substances like cough syrups, Indian hemp, and off-the-counter drugs like romphynol, tramadol, diazepam, etc.
The CRAN leader told more than 2000 primary and secondary pupils and students drawn from 180 schools that gathered at Ikeja Grammar School in Oshiodi, Lagos, that indeed the menace of drug abuse and addiction is worrisome and this has informed the urgent need for CRAN to embark on rigorous campaigns against the menace.
His words: “In the last five years, our association has had an array of speakers from the police, security sector, NDLEA, Nigerian Immigration, NAPTIP, non-governmental organizations and others, who engaged in robust discussions”.
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