Dr. Bala Muhammad of the Faculty
of Communication, Bayero University Kano, has accused Igbo drug merchants of
supplying codeine syrups to the north.
The lecturer made the allegation
while presenting a paper at the Kano Youth Summit on Peace Advocacy and
Development organised by Hamisu Magaji Foundation, at Mambayya House yesterday.
In the paper he entitled: “Nexus
Between Youth, Drugs, Crime and Insecurity”, Muhammad blamed the Igbo drug
dealers for the prevalence of drug abuse in the northern region, especially
Kano state.
He wondered why drug abuse was
not prevalent in the South-East region.
Muhammad said the Igbo people
supply cough syrup that contains codeine for the consumption of the Northern
youth.
According to him, “Our
investigation revealed that drug abuse is beyond normal marijuana, cocaine,
alcohol, etc. It has moved to the extent that the medicines we take in order to
cure our diseases are now being converted into hard drugs.
“We then discovered that it is
the handiwork of the Igbo people, who connive with our local people here, to
supply the codeine into our region, especially into Kano state.
“There are many instances where
Igbo guys were arrested for supplying codeine into Kano and some parts of the
North. The cases have been reported in national dailies.
“So, why shouldn’t they take it
to their region? Why don’t their youth engage in drug abuse? This is really
sad, and we have to rise up to fight this menace.”
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Don't blame Igbos for that, blame your youth. It is lack of proper upbringing. Your people abhor alcohol, it is sin, but now which is more harmful among the two?
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