The Commandant of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Jigawa state command, Barrister Obi Josephine Ruth said 775 suspects of various drugs related offences were arrested from 2018 to mid-2019.
The Commandant said the Agency has arrested 186 persons in connection with different illicit drugs related cases from January to June in 2019 and 593 suspects were arrested in 2018. “Among the 186, four were females and 182 were males respectively”. She said.
The state commandant stated this Tuesday in her office while addressing reporters on the commemoration for this year’s world Drugs Free day tagged “Health for Justice, Justice for Health”.
Josephine said the suspects arrested were in connection with the abuse of cannabis sativa, codeine and psychotropic substances such as Diazepam, Exol, Tramadol and Rohypnol as well as nonconventional substances including rubber solution, suck and die and lizard dung among others.
She said NDLEA will continue to sensitize state through arrests, seizures, diligent prosecution and counseling. “We seized 61.24 kgm of various narcotics and psychotropic substances this year”.
She commanded the Jigawa state government for the establishment of rehabilitation center to serve as residential counseling center in the state.
She said out of the number arrested, 22 were convicted while 108 persons were counseled.
