‘Stop taking mkpurummiri’ – Gov Uzodinma begs Imo youths

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has encouraged the youth in the state to shun methamphetamine, otherwise known as ‘mkpurummiri’ and other forms of illicit drugs.

The governor who was represented by his Special Adviser on Narcotics and Illicit Drugs Monitoring, Chief EzechukwuObonna said the use of illicit drugs is the bane of productivity among the youths.

He made this known at an event organized by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in collaboration with Ikukuoma Sports Development Foundation at Ezinihitte Mbaise council area of Imo on Sunday, December 17.

He called on the youth to venture into acquiring digital skills and engage in agricultural practices for survival.

“Don’t destroy your future. My motive for establishing the Bureau of Narcotics and Illicit Drugs Monitoring is to make Imo a drug-free state,” he said.

Speaking, NDLEA’s Deputy State Commander, Operations and Training, Mr Lamuwa Shehu, described the abuse of drugs as a global problem, noting that youths who engaged in illicit drugs neither lived healthy nor became useful.

“About 280 million people use drugs worldwide; while 15 million persons abuse drugs in Nigeria, 6 million persons are victims who are in dire need of help,” he said.

The founder, Ikukuoma Sports Development Foundation, Chief Summers Nwokie said that the program was intended to disabuse the minds of youths from illicit drug use.

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