The Chairman, Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Health, Dr. Nnamdi Umeh has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to intensify efforts in checkmating drug abuse among youths to safe-guard their future.
Dr. Umeh lamented that the alarming rate of hard drug abuse by youths have led them to unruly behaviours like armed robbery, cultism and kidnapping among others.
The Legislator, who expressed worry at the rate of hard drug abuse in Nigeria, urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to salvage the situation in order to make the country a better place for all.
Dr. Umeh also urged them to organise regular academic programmes that will sensitise and educate students, youths and pupils on the dangers of taking hard drugs, even as he regretted that many people have lost their lives owing to drug abuse.
He charged parents to live up to their responsibilities by frequently monitoring the attitudes of their children and wards.
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