Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, says kidnappers and armed bandits now ask for payment of ransoms in drugs.

Marwa disclosed this in Abuja at the inauguration of the Special Purpose Committee of the NDLEA, comprising 33 members and observers drawn from the Academia, Civil Society Practitioners in Drugs Rehabilitation, Medical Professionals, Youth, Women Groups, Religious Bodies and Public Advocacy Groups among others.

He warned that kidnapping would continue unless the nation gets to the root cause of the menace.

He said, “The use of drugs in Nigeria is getting to epidemic proportions with about 15 million approximately, nearly thrice the global prevalence.

“Unfortunately, drug use does not show in the face, so you won’t know if your next-door neighbour is doing drugs. However, we all know somebody or someone who knows somebody doing drugs.

“No wonder we have so much criminality everywhere in our land. And it is increasing instead of abating, starting with kidnapping, insurgency, banditry (North West), then moving to Niger. Now it has upgraded to rape and assassinations.

“Behind it all is drug use. Criminals all use drugs, even kidnappers now ask for ransom in drugs. Unless we get to this root cause, we will only be scorching at the surface as the criminalities will continue to flourish.

“I should also add that criminalities involve selling of drugs to fund their nefarious activities.”

https://dailytrust.com/marwa-kidnappers-now-ask-for-ransom-in-drugs

WHAT DO WE DO, NIGGAR

So the Terrorists had to ban cryptocurrency for Drugtocurrency



You won't see Hisbah destroying one tablet of drugs because it helps Allah army of jihadis

I give up!!
Most of these kidnappers are meth head, all of them na waste of space

Hmm

The Governments incompetence made drug consumption very high, with the level of strife for many, a lot just want to escape reality..

tsephanyah:
Hmm

Aboki have you taken your own drugs today or you waiting for soakway to dry

A gang of Kidnappers once demanded from a church in suburbs of Kaduna, a ransom of 600k to be accompanied with cigarettes worth N10k and bottles of liquor for the Pastor to be freed.

The Church had no other option.

Peterobi90:
The Governments incompetence made drug consumption very high...

For crying out loud, put your self in peoples shoes and think..

Abdul be proud of your Jihadi tribe


Is "Governments" incompetence an excuse for bandits and fulani terrorists to get high and be killing/kidnapping ordinary Nigerians who are suffering from the same incompetence

Mikecold:
Abdul be proud of your Jihadi tribe


Is "Governments" incompetence an excuse for bandits and fulani terrorists to get high and be killing/kidnapping ordinary Nigerians who are suffering from the same incompetence

Yes.... Governance is all about balancing..

The North would be hit hard because the region is majorly restricted to just drugs due to religious doctrine, for the south, have you not noticed the very hight consumption rate of local gins in various bottles with absurd names alongside increase in gambling habits aswell... these spikes are as a result of poverty.

In Islam, Drug is a blessing while innocent Alcohol is Haram.

poison the drugs, it'll help.

Kriss216:
In Islam, Drug is a blessing while innocent Alcohol is Haram.

So long it gives strength to the jihadi army of Allah no wahala with drugs

But it if makes you dizzy, weak like alcohol then it's a problem

Drugs will be used to make more money while NDLEA will keep chasing shadows

I swear, the wahala for this country plenty.

Aboki people sha