The Commander of the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Abia State, Akingbede Bamidele has told
a story of how a teenage boy sold his SUVs valued for N7.5 million for N350,000
in order to buy hard drugs.
He said the incident happened in
Umuahia, the state capital.
Bamidele spoke at a workshop on
substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking for senior secondary school
students, organized by the National Committee on Narcotics and Substance Abuse.
He noted that the teenager
carried out the act because of his involvement in drugs.
Speaking on the topic “Illicit
Drug and the Law,” Bamidele said the teenager was later brought to NDLEA
facility by his parents for counseling and rehabilitation.
He said, “There’s a boy at Umuahia that his father brought to us for counseling. He sold two vehicles – a Lexus and a Forerunner worth N7.5m for N350,000.
“Do you know why? The reason is because he was involved in drug abuse and has gotten to dependent stage where there’s absolutely nothing he cannot sell, just to buy drugs.
“It was a situation of keep these vehicles for me and just be giving me drugs. You notice when things began to miss at home that something is wrong.”
The NDLEA commander, also
attributed high rate of violent crime amongst youths to drug abuse and
consumption of illicit drugs.
“The cult boys that cut the heads of other students at Uturu and used them for goal post, when they were arrested, we went and tested them and it was clear that they were high on drugs and that gave them such mind to severe another persons’ head for goal post.Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
“You have to be very careful. The young man you saw on the screen was sent to deliver a parcel of which he doesn’t know much about and today, he’s in trouble.
“Ignorance is not an excuse in law. The rich will use the children of the poor to do their illicit drug trafficking,” he added.
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