The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, the apex sociopolitical youth group within the South East geopolitical zone has raised alarm over the growing price of drug abuse and consumption of exhausting medicine like methamphetamine (Mkpuru Mmiri) by the youths within the area.
In a press release issued on Tuesday in Owerri by the President Normal of COSEYL, Comrade Goodluck Ibem, and the Publicity Secretary Comrade Okay Nwaoru, they described it as very unlucky and disheartening that youngsters between the ages of 14 years and above are taking this depraved destroyer known as Mkpuru Mmiri.
The youth physique known as on the dad and mom and guardians to do every thing inside their powers to protect their youngsters and wards in opposition to consumption of this harmful substance known as Mkpuru Mmiri.
They mentioned: “This depraved and harmful substance known as mkpuru mmiri which suggests ‘ seed of water’ is a crystal narcotic hallucinogen, medically generally known as Methamphetamine or by its avenue title Crystal Meth. It has a chalk-like crystal kind and might generally be blue”.
In response to them, Crystal meth, or Mkpuru Mmiri, could cause a spike in an individual’s physique temperature that they might move out and even die. It is extremely harmful to human beings.
COSEYL mentioned that the substance may result in nervousness, confusion, insomnia, temper swings, and violent behaviour from the person.
They mentioned: “a person’s appears to be like can change dramatically; from ageing shortly, to uninteresting pores and skin. They’ll additionally develop hard-to-heal sores and pimples and should have a dry mouth and stained, damaged, or rotting tooth”.
They noticed that an individual hooked on Mkpuru Mmiri may even develop into paranoid and begin hallucinating, and will additionally consider hurting themselves or others and should really feel as if bugs are crawling on or beneath their pores and skin.
There’s nothing good about Mkpuru Mmiri. It’s a future destroyer which is why each youth should run away from it.
They mentioned: “Dad and mom and guardians ought to defend their youngsters and wards from unhealthy mates who might lure them into this harmful way of life”
The group vowed to take the marketing campaign in opposition to Mkpuru Mmiri and different exhausting medicine to colleges, markets, and each nook and cranny of the South East zone with the intention to nip this evil within the bud.
They known as on the South East Governors, conventional rulers, Neighborhood leaders, and oldsters to hitch the struggle in opposition to this evil known as Mkpuru Mmiri and exhausting medicine.
COSEYO counseled the actions of the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company, NDLEA, ably headed by Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa has proven capability to make sure that the struggle in opposition to drug abuse succeeds.