NDLEA Summons LG Chairman For Encouraging Youths To Smoke Hemp
Category: Nigeria News
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has invited a local
government chairman in Niger alleged to be encouraging young people to engage
in drugs.
In a video trending online, the council chairman was
allegedly shown to be telling a group of young people to use the premises of
the local government secretariat whenever they want to smoke Indian hemp.
Mr Haruna Kwetishe, the state Commander, NDLEA, told the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday that the agency had extended an
invitation to the chairman.
“We have written to the local
government council chairman inviting him over a viral video clip trending on
social media.
“Purportedly made by him advising the youths to use the local government
secretariat as a smoking joint for Cannabis Sativa, popularly known as
Marijuana, if they so wish.”
Kwetishe said that the agency would
not allow anyone to diminish the efforts of the command in combating illicit
drugs and abuse.
“Therefore, the command wish to issue a stern
warning to the author of the purported video/statement that he should retract
it.
“We want him to join hands with the Niger state command of the
agency to fight this dangerous trend of drug abuse and illicit trafficking,”
he said.
He further warned that illicit drug dealing and abuse
would not be tolerated in the state no matter the status of the individual
involved.
“Anybody who will tread such path will be dealt with
according to the law, as they will be arrested and prosecuted at the court,”
he said.
NAN
His likes are many in other states, they are cause of most problems faced by the youths
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