The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said the South-West region has the highest rate of drug use in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
The Chairman, Buba Marwa, disclosed this on Friday during the inauguration of a Behavioural Action Care Foundation Centre in Ogbomoso.<\/p>\n
The retired general vowed that the agency will continue its crackdown on all sources of illicit substances in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will deny their exportation, we will seize them when we find them and will destroy them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marwa noted that 14.4 percent of Nigerians between the ages of 16 to 64 use drugs.<\/p>\n
The chairman said the prevalence in Oyo State is 23 percent, while Kano State has a prevalence of 16 percent.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe South-West has the worst prevalence. The prevalence is 22.4 percent\u201d, NAN quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n
In other Southern regions, the prevalence in South-South is 16.6 percent and South-East 14.8 percent.<\/p>\n
North-East has a prevalence of 18.6 percent, North-West 12 percent and North-Central 10 percent.<\/p>\n
Marwa appealed to parents, guardians and other stakeholders to always demand a drug-free certificate as a requisite for marriage and engagements\/programmes.<\/p>\n
Drug abuse rate higher in southern Nigeria \u2013 NDLEA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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