Borno to declare state of emergency

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Published on October 26, 2016 by pmnews   ·   No Comments

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State

The Borno State Government says it may declare a state of emergency to curb the menace of drug abuse in communities liberated from Boko Haram control.

Alhaji Kaka Shehu, the state Borno Commissioner for Justice told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Maiduguri that illicit drug abuse among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state was becoming alarming.

Shehu, the Chairman, Borno State Committee for the Control of Drug Abuse, noted that in spite of security challenges in the state, there had been significant successes in the fight against drug abuse.

“I recall that some of offices of the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were attacked in Gamborun Ngala, Banki, Baga and here in Maiduguri before it was taken over by Boko Haram insurgency.

“But in…

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