The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), seized over 2000 tonnes and over N90 billion worth of drugs between January and now.
Chairman of the agency,Brig.General Buba Marwa,who disclosed this at a security summit in Abuja,said drug abuse among Nigerian youths forms 70 percent of factors necessitating insecurity.
He explained that there is incontrovertible evidence of a linkage, between drug use and spate of insecurity,adding that drugs are a clear propellant to the insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities.
He said:”Equally, the bandits, insurgents and other criminals use drugs before launching their nefarious missions.
History bailed us out. It is not something that started in Nigeria. The service chiefs, His Eminence the Sultan refers to long years of service under his belt in the armed forces.
“And indeed, all students of military history will remember that, in the initial stages of World War 2, Nazi Germany’s military offensive against Chzechlovakia in 1938, against Poland in 1939, the conquest of the lower countries in the early 40s and the invasion of France, the armed forces and the crew men were actually issued Methamphetamine, they were issued drugs as official military issue to propel their advance.
“And so, you had soldiers of Germany who were chemically enhanced, fearless, tireless and went on for days without sleeping. This is what we are facing in Nigeria today.The insurgents, the bandits, these people kidnapping hundreds of school children, all of them are working under the influence of drugs”, Marwa said.
