NDLEA DESTROYS 5,000 KILOGRAMMES OF NARCOTIC DRUGS

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has publicly
destroyed 5,154,295 Kilogrammes of narcotic drugs in Kano metropoils.

The drugs were jointly seized by the Kano State, Jigawa State and
Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Commands of the Agency.

In his keynote address, the chief executive of the Agency, Ahmadu
Giade, who led other dignitaries to set the drugs ablaze, explained
that the event offered another opportunity to make the society safer
and better.

Giade also urged members of the public to condemn illicit drug
trafficking and abuse and to live a drug-free life. He observed that
the nature of the drugs trade affected even the innocent citizens,
saying "When illicit drug proceeds are injected into the economy of
nations, both the guilty and the innocent are effected.

When marriages disintegrate due to involvement in narcotic drugs,
again both the guilty and the innocent are affected."

The NDLEA boss added that when people demonstrably fail to meet work,
school and other obligations, the entire society bears the brunt,
saying as a result, governments across the globe were grappling with
the control of heinous criminal acts aggravated by illicit drug activities.

He lamented that while precious lives were being lost, several others
hooked on drugs have become redundant. "Many great destines have been
relegated to regrettable obscurity as a result of narcotic drugs".