Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has listed increasing cultivation of cannabis in forest areas and the growing involvement of schoolchildren in illicit drug activities as among the major obstacles to the fight against drug abuse and trafficking in Nigeria.
The Command said the development is frustrating efforts to curb the production, distribution and consumption of illicit substances.
DAILY POST reports that Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, the Edo State Commander of NDLEA stated this on Thursday, August 6, 2026, when the leadership of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) paid him a courtesy visit at the Command Headquarters in Benin City.
Ofoyeju, who called for a stronger collaboration among stakeholders to address the menace, however, reaffirmed the commitment of the agency and the visiting bodies to a robust partnership in the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug
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