More Borno Youths, Women Consuming Fermented Urine, Lizard Dung – NDLEA

The Commander of Narcotics of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Borno State, Iliyasu Mani, has  disclosed that youths in Borno State are drinking fermented human urine and taking other weird substances as an alternative to hard drugs, at a very alarming rate.

Mani communicated this in a statement in Maiduguri. He lamented that abuse of psychoactive substances was prevalent among the youths including teens and especially women who he said were taking spirit mixed with soft drinks. 

He pointed emphatically, “Let me state categorically here that these new psychoactive substances that are commonly abused today include Cannabis Sativa, skunk, Cough syrup with codeine; Ice, Tramadol, Rohypnol, Diazepam, Pentazocine, rubber solution, glue, gutter dirt, toilet fumes, lizard dung.

“Others include Lipton soaked in gin, camel urine, Mentholated spirit in soft drinks; 10-day-old human Urine, and so on.

He lamented that the issue of substance abuse is getting challenging, especially with the involvement of young teens and women in the abuse of new psychoactive substances

“Despite all these, we must not lose our hope as the agency has strengthened its efforts towards prevention strategy through the establishment of a remodeled counseling/rehab centre within the premises of Borno State Command,” the NDLEA commander firmly assured.

Mani said his command had also established drop-in centres across all tertiary institutions to serve as drug abuse research centres for the benefit of all.

He revealed that the command, under his watch, had seized  4.5 tonnes of illicit substances and arrested 863 suspects.

Of those arrested, he said 53 had been convicted while 736 were undergoing counseling.

Source: Punch Newspapers

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