By The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, has revealed that there are 4.5 million people in Lagos state that are into illicit drugs.
Marwa made this known on Tuesday during a visit to the Lagos NDLEA command where he ordered operatives of the agency to wipe out drug cartels in the state.
“In the country, an estimate of 15 million people belong to one or more aspects of illicit drug dealing. This means about 4.5 million people in Lagos state are into illicit drugs” he said.
The 67-year-old former military administrator of Lagos State, since his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari, has launched a clampdown against drug traffickers.
On a number of occasions, he had reiterated the agency’s commitment to rid Nigeria of illicit drug trade.
He was the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Drug Abuse before he became the NDLEA boss.
