The Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company, NDLEA, says youths in Borno State are ingesting fermented human urine, preserved over 10 days, as an alternative choice to exhausting medication.
The Commander of Narcotics of the NDLEA in Borno State, Iliyasu Mani, revealed this in an announcement in Maiduguri.
Mani mentioned abuse of psychoactive substances was widespread among the many youths, noting that in addition they take different uncommon substances equivalent to lizard dung, camel urine, Lipton soaked in gin, and mentholated spirits combined with gentle drinks.
In response to him, the youths additionally inhale rest room fumes and gutter grime of their quest to get intoxicated.
Mani mentioned, “Let me state categorically right here that these new psychoactive substances which might be generally abused immediately embody Hashish Sativa, skunk, cough syrup with codeine, Ice, Tramadol, Rohypnol, Diazepam, Pentazocine, rubber resolution, glue, gutter grime, rest room fumes, lizard dung.
“Others embody Lipton soaked in gin, camel urine, Mentholated spirit in gentle drinks, 10-day-old human urine, and so forth.”
Mani mentioned the NDLEA Command, below his watch, had fought a tough battle in opposition to drug abuse however “sadly, the difficulty of substance abuse is even getting difficult, particularly with the involvement of younger teenagers within the abuse of recent psychoactive substances, particularly ladies”.
“Regardless of all these, we should not lose our hope because the company has strengthened its efforts in direction of prevention technique via the institution of transformed counselling/rehab centre throughout the premises of Borno State Command,” the NDLEA commander added.
Mani mentioned his Command had additionally established drop-in centres throughout all tertiary establishments to function drug abuse analysis centres for the good thing about all.
He mentioned the Command, below his watch, had seized 4.5 tonnes of illicit substances and arrested 863 suspects.
Of these arrested, he mentioned 53 had been convicted whereas 736 had been present process counselling.