Brigadier-General Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has said Nigeria cannot copy other countries legalising cannabis cultivation and usage because it is a catalyst for evil acts.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Marwa said this on Friday when he hosted a delegation of Media Trust management, led by the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Media Trust Group (MTG), Mounir Gwarzo, in his office.
“It is everywhere. And it’s actually the number one problem because it is also at the root of the criminalities,” the NDLEA boss said.
“We have about 15 million Nigerians that use drugs, and that is a very high prevalence, which is approaching three times the global prevalence.
“When you talk drugs, it is everywhere every community has this problem, and it is now in families and neighborhoods; it is critical for all of us as stakeholders to stand up and face this challenge.”
