Assures Marwa of support as NDLEA boss
By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja
Rivers state governor, Nyesome Wike has said Nigeria must address the menace of drug abuse to be able to surmount the current security challenges confronting the country.
The governor stated this when he received the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) seized the opportunity of his tour of the Agency’s Commands in Rivers state to pay the governor a courtesy visit.
Wike said Nigeria cannot continue to fight security challenges without addressing the problem of drug abuse as a major root cause.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Friday said that the decision to site some Command Secondary schools outside military barracks was to make it more accessible to children of its host communities.