In their continued fight against drug abuse, Anambra State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed four clandestine laboratories that produce deadly Methamphetamine drugs in the area.
The Public Relations Officer of the agency Mr. Christopher Adebo who spoke at the Anti-Drug Abuse campaign rally organized by the Anambra North Senatorial District chapter of the Soludo Ambassadors disclosed this.
“Since inception, we have so far identified and destroyed four clandestine laboratories that produce methamphetamine in the state ”
“This has become necessary because of the United Nations report on drug and crime in 2018 which stated that 14.4 percent of Nigerians are involved in drug abuse and in the South East, Anambra ranks highest in the list of states that are deeply involved in drug abuse ”
He noted that the agency has a five-year work plan on prevention programmes to stop the use and supply of drugs in the state urging the Town Union leaders and Traditional Rulers to be part of the fight against drug abuse.
Speaking earlier the Convener of Soludo Ambassadors and MD Awka Capital Territory Development Agency (ACTDA), Chief Ossy Onuko noted that the body is a volunteer group that has resolved to spread the message of Gov. Charles Soludo’s achievements in the last two years and the need for his reelection come 2025.
“With the quantum of developmental strides already achieved by the governor you don’t think that any sensible person would come out to challenge him,” he said.
SOURCE: The Sun
