He stated that intensive sensitisation would be needed across the nooks and crannies of the state, assuring that the ministry would deploy all within its reach to rid the state of drug abuse.
The anti-narcotics agency also seized a total of 888,743 illicit drugs within the same period, according to official data exclusively obtained by our correspondent.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said that approximately 14.3 million Nigerians are involved in drug abuse. The agency said the 14.3 million Nigerian drug abusers are within the age range of 15 and 64 years, adding that more women are now involved. The Ogun state Commander of the NDLEA, Ibiba