Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang and the Chairman of the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Marwa (rtd) have agreed to strengthen collaboration between the state authorities and the anti-narcotic company with a view to curbing the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking within the state.
The settlement was reached on Thursday, when Governor Mutfwang paid Marwa a courtesy go to on the company’s nationwide headquarters in Abuja.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi disclosed this by an announcement in Abuja on Thursday.
Marwa, whereas commending the Governor for his dedication to making sure peace, safety of lives and property on the Plateau, famous {that a} whole of 6,975.6 kilograms of illicit medication reminiscent of Cocaine, Heroin, Methamphetamine, Hashish and Opioids had been seized throughout the state within the final two years.
Based on the assertion, the seizures additionally led to the arrest of 1,720 suspects and conviction of 156 others whereas the trial of others are ongoing.
Babafemi stated, “To additional strengthen the company’s drug demand discount efforts, Marwa urged the governor to assist with an ordinary rehabilitation centre, activate drug management committees on the state, native authorities and group ranges, along with adopting drug testing coverage in colleges, properties and communities throughout the state.”
Talking earlier, Governor Mutfwang counseled Marwa’s management expertise within the turnaround and efficiency of NDLEA since he assumed the chairmanship of the Company in 2021.
Based on him, “We’ve adopted keenly your efficiency and we will say that since your approaching board, NDLEA has gone about its features with extra vigour, with extra dedication. And I do know that numerous the individuals who revenue from buying and selling illicit medication haven’t discovered it simple since your approaching board”.
Talking on the partnership, the governor expressed the Plateau State Authorities’s real concern concerning the impression that substance abuse and buying and selling in unlawful medication is doing within the state, saying, “We need to search higher methods of collaboration. “
“We proceed to search for methods and technique of attempting to cut back the affect of substance abuse in our society. And one factor that could be very crucial, whereas we’ve got paid plenty of consideration to the demand aspect, to the consumer, we have to look once more on the provide aspect.
“On our half as a state, we’re keen to have the ability to collaborate extra with you and guarantee that we scale back this menace to the barest minimal.”
He harassed that the go to was made to reinvigorate that cooperation, noting that to date, the state has loved the cooperation of NDLEA employees within the state and need to proceed to do extra by sharing data and intelligence in exploiting additional measures for the state and the company to collaborate to combat the scourge of illicit medication.
