NDLEA : AFTER THE BAN OF CODEINE, YOUTHS IN ADAMAWA NOW DRINK HUMAN URINE TO GET HIGH
Due to the ban placed on codeine in Nigeria, The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Command in Adamawa has come to say that; some youth in the state now utilize human urine to intoxicate themselves.
The situation was made known by the state commander of agency, Mr Yakubu Kibo on Tuesday in Yola in his speech to mark the 2018 UN International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Kibo said other new items abused include dry pawpaw leaves, dry plantain leaves, burnt tyres, as well as a solution made from tom tom sweet and lacasera drink.
He said, “It is important for parents to know and pay attention to the recently discovered substances of abuse like dry paw paw leaves, tom tom and lacasera drink, 10 days old human urine, methylated, spirit in coke drink, dry plantain leaves, burnt tyres among others,” he said.
While describing drug abuse as a rampaging fire that does not discriminate, Kibo called for collaborative effort to create a drug free society.
“For the drug war to be successful, the supply and demand reduction must go hand in hand.
“To that effect, from January to date, the Adamawa command has seized 2,742.358 kg of assorted illicit drugs,” he said.
Kibo said the seized drugs included cannabis sativa, tramadol tablets, cough syrup with codeine, diazepam tablets, exol-5, pentozocine injection and codeine tablets. He also said that a total of 67 suspected drug dealers were arrested within the period under review out of which 26 were convicted and sentenced to various jail terms.
In areas of counseling and rehabilitation, Kibo said 20 drug addicts were counseled and rehabilitated within the year. He listed lack of operational vehicle, inadequate staff, poor funding and hostilities by some communities as the major challenges facing the agency in the state.
DAILY TIMES