TOKANEWS Report have it that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed law enforcement agencies to deal decisively with those who import, distribute and sell illicit drugs in the country.
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Speaking at an interactive meeting with religious leaders in Kano on Thursday, the President expressed concern on the growing problem of drugs abuse in the country. According to him, his administration is determined to do something urgent to deal with the narcotics challenge facing the country. “The Customs is already doing a good job and I am happy that I got someone who is efficient, strong and trusted to lead it in the person of Hameed Ali, a former governor of Kaduna State. “I have charged them and other law enforcement agencies to go after those trafficking in illicit drugs that are causing much harm especially among young people,’’ he said. President Buhari also assured the religious leaders that the war against corruption would be prosecuted with the highest regards to due process and respect for human rights. He asked Nigerians to be patient on this issue, saying that as an elected President, he was bound to follow the constitution. “When I came in uniform as military Head of State, we locked every suspect in Kirikiri prisons until they proved that they were not guilty.
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