Abia governor: Cultism in schools to blame for drug abuse
TODAY January 24, 2021 Cultism in schools is to blame for drug abuse, according to Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, who called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to be proactive in combating substance abuse. Speaking in Umuahia at a one-day summit organised by the Abia State Ministry of Education to curb cultism in secondary and primary schools in the state, Governor Ikpeazu said that illicit drug abuse is at the bottom of every heinous crime. Represented by his deputy, Ude Oko Chukwu, the governor noted that hitherto cultism had been associated with tertiary institution...