The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has raised concerns over the alarming rate of drug abuse in Kano State, revealing that over one million residents are affected.

Speaking at the launch of a sensitization campaign against drug abuse, domestic violence, and illicit drug trade, organized by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Kaduna, Marwa emphasized the urgency of tackling the crisis.

He cited findings from the 2018 National Drug Use Survey conducted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which indicated that 14.3 million Nigerians aged 15–64 use psychoactive substances. The North-West geopolitical zone—comprising Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara, Kebbi, and Sokoto—has been particularly affected, with Kano recording the highest prevalence rate of 16.0%. This translates to approximately 1,070,000 drug users in the state.


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