NDLEA arrests 25, seizes 122kg of banned drugs
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by ibrahim kado1 the national drugs law enforcement agency ndlea has arrested 25 suspects and seized 122.78kg of banned drugs in gombe since january1 the state commandant of the ndlea mr aliyu adole made the disclosure in an interview with the news agency of nigeria nan in gombe on monday1 he said that the agency convicted 20 of the suspects and sentenced them to various prison terms while five were still in custody1 within this period we removed 122.78kg drugs from circulation1 in march alone we recovered 92.39kg compared with february when we had 543g he said1 adole called on all stakeholders to join in the fight against drug abuse1 he also called on parents and guardians to advise their children and wards to desist from forming gangs and joining thugs which he said encouraged drug abuse1 i am advising you to talk to your children. if you do not talk to them somebody outside the family will talk to them and it will be dangerous1 politicians have their children in high institutions of learning if you allow your children to follow bad politicians you will be the losers he said nan1