The Commandant of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State, Hajia Fatima Abiola-Popoola, has proposed that newly admitted university students should be subjected to undergo mandatory drug tests as part of their admission process.
“Serve as a preventive measure while offering early intervention and counselling for those already using drugs to prevent them from becoming problematic users”. She explained further.
Hajia Abiola-Popoola who made this suggestion during a radio programme in Ilorin the Kwarra state capital expressed concern over the rising number of drug users in the country.
“A 2018 survey shows that 14.3 million people were using drugs in Nigeria. One out of 7 persons in Nigeria is a drug user and one out of 4 drug users is a woman.
“This shows that the society is in trouble because a woman is the administrator of the home.” She added.
