NDLEA Anambra Takes Drug Abuse Sensitization Campaign To Secondary Schools

       

odogwuemekaodogwu.com reports that as part of the activities marking today’s United Nations International Day against Illicit drug abuse and trafficking,  the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in Anambra State in collaboration with Ontsha South Local Government Area, today, takes drug abuse and trafficking campaign to secondary schools in the area.

The NDLEA Commander, Anambra state, Mr. Sule Momodu stated that the aim of the sensitisation campaign is to create awareness on the negative impacts of illicit drug abuse and trafficking even as he called for collaborative effort of various families, communities, schools, media, civil society and religious organisations in a fight against illicit drug abuse in the state.

odogwuemekaodogwu.com reports further that Mr. Momodu who was represented by the Assistant State commander in charge of operations, Mr. Ameh Inalegwu in the workshop held at the Onitsha South Council area regretted that some parents initiate their children into drug abuse and trafficking and advised the students to distant themselves from anybody that have relationship with drug while in school.

“We have declared war against drug addicts and traffickers in this state and we will not sleep until they live this state. Many of them have been arrested and prosecuted as many are being presently rehabilitated in our rehabilitation centre” he said.

He however appreciated the Onitsha South Chairman, Lady Ann Chukwuneke for being the first council chairman to queue into the sensitisation exercise.

While declaring the programme open, Lady Ann Chukwuneke said the programme will help the students to understand the harmful effects of drugs in the society.

She noted that the choice of students for the campaign is right as, according to her, the knowledge of the inherent drugs will scare them away from illicit drugs.

In their separate speeches, the host and Area Commander, Fegge Area command of NDLEA and his Nnewi Counterpart, Messers Habib Sehu Khalifah and Mohammed Ajuja respectively expressed optimism that NDLEA is winning the war against drug dealers in the state adding that the fora is to educate the students.

“We will continue to enlighten the youths to know the devastating effect of drug abuse and for the drug barons, we will continue to pursue them until we bring them to book” Habib said.

Two students, Chisom Obieri from Urban Girls Secondary school and Obasi Emmanuel from Modebe Memorial Secondary school both in Onitsha said they will take the good news of the dangers of the drug abuse and trafficking back to their schools and commended NDLEA for the workshop.

Highpoint include presentation of plaque and other items to the Onitsha South Council Chairman, Lady Ann Chukwuneke by the NDLEA and paper presentation by the Director of Psychiatric hospital, Onitsha, Dr. Okechukwu Achigba.