The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd) has disclosed that his agency seized over N420 billion worth of illicit drugs since 2021.

Marwa, during a budget defence session on Thursday, November 3, 2022, said the agency arrested over 19,000 persons and has secured the conviction of 3,111 persons for different drug-related charges.

He also informed the members of the House of Representatives Committee on Narcotics that the total drug seized is over five million kilograms.

While lamenting the high prevalence of drug consumption in Nigeria, he disclosed: “14.3 million Nigerians are abusing drugs. This is equal to the population of Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Gambia and Liberia combined.”

The House Committee backed the plan by NDLEA to splash N13 billion on the construction of barracks to accommodate its officers.

Dr Francis Otta-Agbo, the Chairman of the Committee, said the dangers of their work require that narcotic officers live in barracks to ensure their safety.

politicoNG:


https://dailypost.ng/2022/11/03/nigerian-drug-users-more-than-population-of-four-african-countries-marwa/

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benedictnsi:
How do they often come up with this type of statistics ?

doggedfighter:
Keep pulling statistics from your as.s.

VeryWickedMan:



14.3m is not even up to 10% of Nigeria's population.

And 10% means that if you pick 10 random people on the streets, at least ONE of them abuses drugs which is spot on.

As a matter of fact, if you pick 10 random people regardless of age or social status, at least 3 abuse drugs so I'd say 14.3m a conservative figure.


Go school una say school na scam.

VeryWickedMan:



14.3m is not even up to 10% of Nigeria's population.

And 10% means that if you pick 10 random people on the streets, at least ONE of them abuses drugs which is spot on.

As a matter of fact, if you pick 10 random people regardless of age or social status, at least 3 abuse drugs so I'd say 14.3m is a conservative figure.


Go school una say school na scam.

slivertongue:
Wow thats huge if true

Lordofalmajiri:

Very true, lots of youths are guilty of this

Flora2Sweet:
The hardship Buhari has caused This county is Enough for one to find something to cool down with...

Flora2Sweet:
The hardship Buhari has caused This county is Enough for one to find something to cool down with...

VeryWickedMan:



14.3m is not even up to 10% of Nigeria's population.

And 10% means that if you pick 10 random people on the streets, at least ONE of them abuses drugs which is spot on.

As a matter of fact, if you pick 10 random people regardless of age or social status, at least 3 abuse drugs so I'd say 14.3m is a conservative figure.


Go school una say school na scam.

aklion:
Which region really abuse this drug pass

Discountsempai:


The USA is far more prosperous than Nigeria. It is so prosperous, that the houses of the very poor look like typical middle class houses in Nigeria (I am not joking).

Yet the USA has a drug problem that far outstrips Nigeria's own. Infact, the US drug trade runs into the billions of dollars, with 32 million people using drugs in that country...which is more than what Nigeria ever can concieve.

Are they using drugs there because of Buhari hardship, or GEJ hardship...or is Buhari the real president of USA and Biden is just a figurehead?

Drug usage is a far more complex issue than you think.