The Anambra State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Mr Charles Onubuogu, has lamented the high intake of hard drugs among youths in the state.
Onubuogu made the remark while speaking with a group of youths during an advocacy talk in Awka last weekend.
He advised the youths, saying there is nothing appealing about drug intake, insisting that individuals should develop the willpower to reject it entirely, noting that nothing rewarding comes from drug abuse, but rather that it serves as a killer pill.
“There is no more time to waste. The youths are using their whole being to embrace the intake of hard drugs.
“I call on parents, guardians, and well-meaning members of the public to take the fight against hard drug abuse among youths as seriously as they take evangelism in winning souls for God. Please, win souls for the nation.
“Parents should create quality time with their children, relaxing and interacting deeply, to enable them detect any trait that could expose a child to drug dealings,” he advised.
He also called on youth leaders, community leaders, faith-based organisation leaders, parents, and civil society bodies across the state to periodically engage youths on the dangers of drug abuse.
Onubuogu said the rate at which youths engage in drug abuse is frightening and described the situation as very worrisome, stressing that decisive sensitisation must commence immediately.
“That is why the NDLEA in Anambra has no other business in the state than to rescue people deeply involved in drug abuse and help them reject such substances.
“I advise Anambra youths to choose the path of a drug-free life and build a safer, healthier, and more prosperous future by jettisoning drug abuse from their body systems.
“I call on members of the public to see the fight against drug abuse as a social responsibility of everyone, because if society is bedevilled with drug addicts, then the environment becomes uninhabitable.”
