”Introduce drug integrity test for all students”- NDLEA tells tertiary institutions
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has asked all tertiary institutions in the country to make drug integrity test an institutional policy for all students, as a part of measure to reduce drug use among Nigerian youths.
NDLEA’s Chairman, Buba Marwa, made the call on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at the launch of an anti-drug ab*se initiative at the University of Abuja. According to him;
It is expected that the University of Abuja, being the ‘University of National Unity’, will be the first public University in Nigeria to adopt the drug integrity test for fresh and returning students of the institution.
The Drug Integrity Test is not a punitive measure; rather it is an early detection tool to ascertain an individual’s drug use status for appropriate intervention, and timely treatment and care. This will also entail that the university will develop a drug policy and make such available to each student.
Equally important is the need to create an NDLEA outpost on the campus where we’ll deploy our men to assist the authorities to deter drug dealers and users within the University.”
