Buhari Orders Law Enforcement Agencies To Track and Arrest Drug Traffickers

-Buhari says drug trafficiking is very harmful particularly among the youths

-Leaders should pay attention to the teeming youths in the nation so they can be useful to the country – Buhari

Arrest drug traffickers -Buhari orders law enforcement agencies

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed worries over the increasing challenge of drug abuse in Nigeria.

He has hence ordered that law enforcement agencies to take decisive steps against those who import, distribute and sell illegal drugs in the nation.

The President gave the order on Thursday, during  his two-day visit to Kano, while at an interactive session with religious leaders, while assuring that his administration would take drastic measures to tackle the menace.

Buhari said: “The Customs is already doing a good job and I’m happy that I got someone who is efficient, strong and trusted to lead it in the person of Hameed Ali, a former governor of Kaduna State.

‘‘I have charged them and other law enforcement agencies to go after those trafficking in illicit drugs that are causing much harm especially among young people,” he said.

He added that “When I came in uniform as military Head of State, we locked every suspect in Kirikiri prisons until they proved that they were not guilty.

‘‘Under the constitution, everyone is innocent until proven guilty. That is the constitution and we will abide by it,” he stressed.

The President also spoke on the teeming youth, advising leaders to pay attention to their welfare.

“Leaders at every level must pay attention to this. We must give everything we have including education, vocational skills and training for our large youth population so that they can grow to be responsible citizens,” he said.