The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has destroyed over N1.3bn worth of drugs in Oyo State.
NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive, Ahmadu
Giade, made the disclosure at Ibadan on Thursday, while setting ablaze
forfeited drug exhibits.
According to Giade, over 124,000kg of drugs had been burnt in the state since 2006.
“In 2006, the agency destroyed 2,000kg
of drugs. The largest quantity of 80,050kg was destroyed in 2008, while
in 2011, 27,400kg was also destroyed. Today’s exercise will bring the
total quantity of drugs destroyed in the state since 2006 to
124,082.386kg”.
The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi,
and the NDLEA boss led other stakeholders in burning 14,632.4kg of
forfeited drug exhibits in Ibadan. The event was in compliance with a
Federal High Court order that mandated the agency to publicly destroy
the drugs.
Ajimobi, who received Giade in his
office shortly before proceeding to the burning site along Ibadan-Lagos
expressway, promised to fund public enlightenment campaign against
cannabis cultivation and drug abuse in all local government areas of the
state.
The governor said, “There is a nexus
between drugs and crime. We must do everything possible to support the
agency. I have approved a sensitisation campaign programme against
cannabis cultivation and drug abuse in all local government areas in the
State. The State is also going to construct a drug rehabilitation
center to address the problem of drug addiction.”
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