The chairman National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. General Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has warned that current moves by some stakeholders to push for the legalisation of cannabis in Nigeria will rob the country of the gains so far made in the renewed war against drug abuse and trafficking in the country.
In a statement released by director media and advocacy, Femi Babafemi says the NDLEA boss spoke at a national security summit in Abuja organised by the house of representatives.
Buba Marwa said that the present figure of 10.6million Nigerians abusing cannabis is frightening and enough to sound the alarm bell, noting that the strong nexus between drug abuse and the security challenges across the country is incontrovertible and unless the war against illicit substance consumption is addressed, the issue of insecurity will be far from being over.
