The Traditional Ruler of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe who doubles as the chairman Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council, has pledged the support of the council to join the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the fight against drug abuse in all the communities of the state.
He made this call in Onitsha when the team of Anambra state command of (NDLEA) Led by the state Commander, Mr. Sule Momodu paid him a courtesy visit to map out ways to reduce the abuse of drug consumption and trafficking in different communities of the state.
Addressing the Igwe, the commander of the (NDLEA), Mr. Sule Momodu solicited for the cooperation of the traditional rulers in the state to assist in educating their subjects on the need to do away with drug abuse and recounted dangers inherent in drug trafficking and requested further for the full participation of the people to provide adequate information that will led to the arrest of suspected drug merchants in their communities.
He assured of the command's resolve to treat all information that will lead to the arrest of any drug traffickers with utmost confidentiality and called on the Igwe of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe to assist the command in the fight against illicit drug consumption and trafficking in Anambra state and as well pointed out that the command urgently needed a speed boat in other to intensify the activities of the command around the river line areas of the state.
Igwe Achebe in his response assured the NDLEA Commander that he will make an appeal to Governor Willie Obiano to provide the men of the command with modern Speed boats to enable them arrest drug barons who used the water ways as their means of transportation to ferry their goods into the state and a defensive mechanism to nip in the board a proactive measure to ensure drug criminals would not have any hiding place to carry out their illicit activities in the state.
"What is happening to the community is every body's business because people only need the assurance of the security agency to ensure information provided does not leak for the safety of the informant.
''I will take it upon myself to raise the matter with the governor on the need to provide your command with patrol speed boats to enable you carry out effective operation in the water ways to support you request''.
''Every community in Anambra and Nigeria that is increasing in populations are prone to be the breeding ground for drug trafficking havens, because, some men would take to idleness and sense of hopelessness which may lead them to the danger of drug abuse and trafficking''. He expounded
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