The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, Retired, has reiterated the agency’s call for mandatory drug tests for corps members, describing the initiative as a preventive, not punitive, measure.
Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier-General Olakunle Nafiu, and senior NYSC officials to the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja, Marwa emphasised the urgent need to curb drug abuse among Nigerian youth.
Marwa noted that the proposed drug integrity test, which has drawn mixed reactions online, particularly targets early detection and intervention.
Citing data from national drug surveys, he revealed that one in seven Nigerians aged fifteen and sixty-four is involved in drug use, expressing worry that the drug scourge has continued to ravage families and communities.
According to him, the NDLEA’s strategy is twofold: reducing supply while also diminishing demand through education, counselling, and rehabilitation.
