By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti
The Nationwide Drug Legal guidelines Enforcement Company,(NDLEA), Ekiti Command on Friday disclosed it has arrested about 109 suspects, who deal in illicit medicine enterprise within the state.
NDLEA Commander within the State, Mr. Gaura Shedow who made the revelation added that about 1,399.7 Kilogrammes of illicit medicine have been recovered from the 89 males and 20 females suspects arrested.
Shedow stated this whereas briefing newsmen on Friday in Ado-Ekiti throughout the commemoration of the 2020 Worldwide Day In opposition to Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking.
The annual occasion which is often celebrated on June 26 was instituted by the United Nations Normal Meeting.
In accordance with him, the 2020 celebration, which was the theme: “Higher Data for Higher Care” Hashtag:#Info for Solidarity, was meant to deal with the drug problem which has been ‘plagued’ by the misinformation of many varieties.
“Might I take advantage of this chance to present you an annual report of the command’s actions from July 2019 to June 2020. Inside the interval beneath assessment, the command was concerned in a sequence of operational actions, raid and dislodging of black-spotted areas.
” The Command destroyed about 10 Hashish Sativa Plantations inside the state. The plantations measuring about 59.5 hectares of farmland have been destroyed with contemporary Hashish Sativa weighing about 81.04 kg, excluding the 59 nursery beds.
“Space of destruction have been Aba Igbira Forest in Iworoko-Ekiti, Ijesha Isu-Ikole-Ekiti, Ara-Ekiti, Otunja-Ekiti, and Odo-Oro-Ikole-Ekiti,” Shedow stated.
He continued, “Inside the interval beneath assessment, the command arrested a complete of 109 suspects comprising 89 males and 20 females with the restoration of 1,399.655 Kg of illicit substances.
“Hashish Sativa 1,398.649 kg, Psychotropic substances 703.162 Grammes, Cocaine/Heroine 4Grammes. We secured a complete of 12 convictions on the Federal Excessive Court docket sitting in Ado-Ekiti, (10 males and a couple of females).
In accordance with him, the command within the space of drug discount actions counselled 106 shoppers and carried out 46 outings on public enlightenment campaigns to varsities, market ladies, youths, communities, church buildings, and Mosques.
He urged Ekiti individuals to shun abuse of illicit substances, saying drug dependent individuals are at excessive threat of contracting COVID-19 throughout this pandemic.
“In view of the prevailing environment of COVID-19 pandemic, drug-dependent individuals are vulnerable to contracting the virus, as a result of they’re often attending underlying well being points, stigmatization, and dire entry to well being care.
“Since their alternative medicine are in brief provide, they could are likely to experiment with a brand new conception which aggravates their well being challenges,” Shedow added.
He, nonetheless, thanked the Chairman/CEO of NDLEA, Col., Muhammad Abdullah(Rtd), Ekiti Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, and different stakeholders for his or her efforts at supporting the battle in opposition to illicit medicine in Nigeria and Ekiti specifically.
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