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Drug Policy and Control in Nigeria: The Role of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency

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  • Ugwuoke Kelvin Abuchi

    (Nigerian Prisons Service, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria)

  • Mfon Fintan Bassey

    (National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria)

  • Omotola Kazeem Dauda

    (Nigerian Prisons Service, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria)

Abstract

The increasing rise in the use of drugs and psychoactive substances among youths, most especially females, in Nigeria is worrisome. Even with the presence of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the menace of drug abuse in Nigeria is far from being eradicated. This study is aimed at examining drug policy and control in Nigeria, with special focus on the role of the NDLEA and other relevant agencies that are saddled with the fight against this malaise. The study used ethnographic method to review literature on the subject matter, and also x-rayed the modus operandi of the NDLEA as well as its limitations. The study concluded by recommending some ways by which the NDLEA can be rejigged for effective drug control policy in Nigeria.

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  • Ugwuoke Kelvin Abuchi & Mfon Fintan Bassey & Omotola Kazeem Dauda, 2019. "Drug Policy and Control in Nigeria: The Role of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency," Novel Approaches in Drug Designing & Development, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(5), pages 118-121, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jnapdd:v:4:y:2019:i:5:p:118-121
    DOI: 10.19080/NAPDD.2019.04.555648
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