The Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) has arrested 312 suspects and seized 803.672 kilograms of laborious medicine in Akwa Ibom between June 2024 and Could 2025.
Mrs. Obot Bassey, the Akwa Ibom Commander of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA), disclosed this on Monday throughout a press convention in Uyo to mark the 2025 Worldwide Day Towards Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
The theme for this yr’s observance is: “The Proof Is Clear: Make investments In Prevention, #BreakTheCircle.”
Bassey defined that the theme displays a strategic shift from reactive approaches to preventive measures, guided by knowledge, analysis, and proof.
In line with her, from June 2024 to Could 2025, NDLEA has arrested 312 suspects, made up of 261 males and 51 females, and has seized 803. 672 kg of medication.
“We have now prosecuted and convicted 38 drug offenders and we now have carried out drug dependancy prevention programmes at 91 places throughout Akwa Ibom state; we now have rehabilitated 43 males and counselled 179 individuals,” she mentioned.
Bassey emphasised that drug abuse is not only a prison concern, however a public well being concern, stressing that prevention is a shared duty.
She urged mother and father, educators, non secular leaders, and neighborhood members to work collectively in making a supportive atmosphere that promotes wholesome existence and discourages drug use.
In line with her, past implementing legal guidelines, stakeholders should additionally play a task in safeguarding the way forward for Nigerian youngsters.
She reminded the youth that drug use negatively impacts each particular person well being and general societal well-being.
Bassey referred to as on the federal government, philanthropists, people, and establishments to speculate considerably in preventive measures to deal with drug abuse.
The commander recommended the Akwa Ibom State Authorities for its help, whereas interesting for logistics automobiles to allow the company to succeed in all 31 native authorities areas throughout the state.
She added that the 2025 marketing campaign theme highlights the necessity for continued funding in prevention and expressed gratitude to sister safety businesses for his or her collaboration within the battle for a drug-free society.
Nairametrics earlier reported that the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) seized 53,520 kilograms of illicit medicine valued at over N777 million in Edo State through the first half of 2025.
NDLEA operatives additionally intercepted massive portions of hashish and methamphetamine in Kaduna and Abuja, additional intensifying the company’s crackdown on illicit drug trafficking.
