Edo Govt decries rising drug abuse, says menace destroying citizens’ lives

The Edo State Government has raised the alarm implicit the rising complaint of cause and substance maltreatment successful the state, saying the menace has destroyed the lives of galore citizens.

DAILY POST reports that the Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, raised the alarm on Saturday while flagging disconnected the maiden variation of the Governor Monday Okpebholo/Buba Marwa ‘Mini-Marathon Race Against Drug Abuse’ for secondary schoolhouse students successful the state.

The marathon, with the theme, Run for Health, Run for Life, Run Against Drug Abuse’, was organised by the Edo State Command of the NDLEA.

Idahosa, who was represented by Pius Alile, the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, said cause and substance maltreatment was nary longer constricted to youths but besides affects the elderly.

“Drug maltreatment has destroyed galore lives, peculiarly successful Edo State, wherever it has go rampant.

“Drug maltreatment is not an contented for our young radical alone. Our young radical should not beryllium labelled successful that direction. Drug maltreatment is related to each ages.

“There are cause abusers among the mediate people and adjacent cause abusers among salient radical successful society. So I privation to counsel that everybody indispensable beryllium carried along. It should beryllium an inclusive approach,” helium said.

Idahosa, who commended the NDLEA for organising the event, called for its sustenance, noting that continuous sensitisation of residents done initiatives specified a...