The Gombe State Command of the
National Drugs Law Enforcement
Agency has expressed concern
over the use of illicit drugs among
children under 15 years.
The state commander of the agency,
Aliyu Adole, who spoke on Monday,
said the trend was “worsening every
day.” He said, “They (children) use
syringe and needles to inject illicit
substance to their veins.
“The substances embolden them to
carry out all sorts of vices,
unprotected s*x inclusive,” he said,
adding that the command had
arrested many children while in the
act.
“We took some of the children to
Gombe State Agency for the Control
of AIDS and some of them tested
positive to the virus.”
Mr. Adole said some of the children
have “scary and unpleasant looks”
due to the adverse reactions of the
drugs.
“We have tried to counsel them; we
have tried to let them know the
repercussions of taking illicit
substance, but they do not to listen to
us,” he said.
The commander appealed to parents
to monitor the behaviour of their
children, stressing that they (parents)
have special role to play in assisting
them to stay off drugs.
The Child Protection Network, an
NGO in Gombe, had identified
increase in the consumption of illicit
drugs among children as one of the
major challenge the network was
tackling.
The CPN Adviser, Yaya Hammari,
recently called on parents to always
observe the behavioural pattern of
their children and report any
sudden and unexplained change.
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