A Professor of Clinical-Forensic Pyschology at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra, Prof. Ogochukwu Harry Obi-Nwosu, has rated the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) high for “performing beyond expectation in Nigeria”.
He said the rating was as a result of the Agency’s unrelenting effort in the fight against drug abuse, illicit trafficking and it continues awareness campaign programmes among youths across communities in the country.
Prof. Obi-Nwosu, a member of the University Governing Council, made the commendation at the School auditorium, on Saturday, during the 2023 World Drug Day celebration with the Theme; people First: Stop Stigma And Discrimination, Strengthen Prevention.
He said I am commending the NDLEA, because, as you can see, the agency is doing very well in which every responsible and law abiding Nigerian can attest to. The Agency are not only fighting the drug users but also educating the youths on the danger of being a drug addict. They always justified whatever funds they got from the government, foundations, NGOs and Philanthropists, just like the one the Traditional ruler of Ogidi community, Igwe (Pharm) Alex Uzo Onyido, have done, in sponsoring this year celebration.
While appealing for more financial support for the agency, Prof. Nwosu, who is also the Director of the University Centre for Counselling and Carrier Development, use the event to call on the public, especially youths, to shun drug abuse and illicit trafficking for a better society.
The chairman of the agency, retired Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, who was a special guest to the occasion, warned the students and other participants not to allow any condition being it positive or negative, lure them into illicit activities, noting that taking of illicit substances and intoxicant such as drugs are forbidden among children of God and add no value to lives.
