NDLEA Warn Farmers Against Inducing Labourers With Hard Drugs - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2019
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has warned farmers in Gombe State against inducing labourers with hard drugs to work for them.
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The NDLEA Commandant in the state,Aliyu Adole, gave the warning in an interview on Friday.
He noted that investigation revealsthat some farmers were in the habit of adulterating milk and pudding with drugsbefore giving them to labourers employed to work in their farms, to enable themwork tirelessly.
He said that most of their victimswere youths between the ages of 15 and 30 irrespective of gender.
He said that research in the statehad shown that youths, male and female, were the major victims of drug abuse.
According to him, further findingsindicate that the impact of drug abuse on academic activities impede with thephysiological, psychological and emotional functions of the students.
The commandant said that the effectof drugs could impair the memory and affects other intellectual faculties.