Kano
state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has expressed dismay over
the high prevalence of drug abuse in the state, saying more worrisome is
the fact that even girls and older females engage in the distasteful
behavior.
Dr.
Ganduje, who stated this while during a meeting with the State Task
Force on Counterfeit Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods in his
office, described the situation as very unfortunate pointing out that
the state government would not close its eyes to such situation.
The
governor, therefore, charged the Task Force to double its commitment
assuring that the state government would give it the desired support and
encouragement to function more efficiently.
He
assured that the government would convene a meeting with security
agencies and other relevant stakeholders to map out strategies against
buyers and sellers of illicit drugs in the state.
Earlier,
the chairman of the Task Force, Malam Abdullahi Umar who shed more
light on its activities explained that it has succeeded in raiding 30
warehouses of illicit drugs and confiscated drugs worth billions of
Naira.
He,
however, said the Task Force’s activities are being handicapped by weak
laws pertaining drug abuse, advising that the government should write
to the National Council on Health, seeking review of drug related laws.
Malam
Abdullahi Umar also appealed to the state government to provide the
Task Force with more vehicles, establish additional drug rehabilitation
centers and to take steps against the continued existence of the open
drugs market at Sabon Gari, in the state capital.
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