National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted two point three million kilograms of illicit drugs in ten months.

According to the agency, the drugs seized are worth one hundred and twenty billion naira.

The agency also arrested, prosecuted and secured conviction of more than five hundred drugs dealers and consumers in the period under review.
Its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, retired, told Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong whom he visited in Jos.
He decried the prevalence of drug abuse, particularly among youths, attributing insecurity currently facing the nation to the menace.
In his words, the prevalence of drug abuse in Nigeria is alarming and needs drastic measures to stem the tide.
According to him, from January till date, we have seized 2.3 million kilograms of hard drugs worth N120 billion.
“We have also arrested, prosecuted and jailed 500 drug barons in the period under review,’’ he said.
Marwa assured that the agency would continue to clamp down on drug traffickers, saying: “when we make drugs unavailable, it will naturally slow down consumption.’’
He thanked governor Lalong for supporting the state’s command of the agency with logistics and called for more so as to reduce the sale and consumption of hard drugs.
Responding, Lalong thanked Marwa for the visit and commended him for his efforts toward curbing drug abuse.
The governor, who agreed with Marwa that drug abuse contributed largely to insecurity, promised to continue to support the agency to achieve its mandate.
“We want to thank you for the good works you are doing and as a state, we will continue to give you necessary support to succeed,’’ Lalong said.
The Agency chairman earlier had an interactive session with Topp Rayfield community of Jos South Local Area of Plateau.
He seized the opportunity to sensitise members of the community on the negative effect of drug abuse and called on them to join the agency in fighting the menace.