NDLEA Partners 8,000 Women on Drug Abuse War as Mkpurummiri Hits N16,500 Per kg

By Praise Chinecherem

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday disclosed that cost of the deadly narcotic drug known as Methamphetamine has skyrocketed to N16,500 per kilogram as against N3,500.

Commander of the Agency in Anambra, Commander Onyishi Ogbonna disclosed this while receiving an award of Excellence by the Ultimate Business Women And Farmers Association Of Nigeria’ UBWFAN.

He said the development had accounted for increased enforcement, adding that due to the handling of the enforcement, consumers and addicts no longer have easy access to the drug.

Onyishi also said the Agency has concluded arrangements to partner with the 8,000 members of UBWFAN on the fight against drug abuse at the grassroots level.

He said, “We are going hard on them and that is why the cost of the methamphetamine has risen to N16,500 as against the cost of N3,500 before the enforcement”

“The Command is impressed with this initiative of holding a Convention by the Women group with a theme “Role of Mothers in Nation’s Security” because the pressure is on the mothers ,the men are not always there.

“The women take care of the children and if everything goes wrong the women would take the blame for whatever the children do and I urge you all to continue in that stade.

“On our own part the Command would be partnering with you women and especially the Ultimate Business Women And Farmers Association Of Nigeria’ to fight against the issue of drug abuse and peddling because what we teach the women goes down to the children for the counseling of our children.

“With this organization working with us , it would surely have great multiplayer effects on the training of our children for the good of the society.”

Earlier, President, UBWFAN, Nkiru Nwagbo said the award was in appreciation of the Command’s doggedness towards fight against drug abuse and peddling which according to her nearly consumed the state.

She described drug as major factor triggering crime and all other social vices, saying, “drug abuse has reduced to the minimal level that brought about the low level of insecurity in the state.”

Congratulating the Commander on the fight against drug peddling and illicit consumption, Nwagbo said, “all the Service Commanders are working in tandem with the state government towards the fight against insecurity in the state.”