Zero capital launch to NDLEA threat to anti-drug battle – SODAEC 

The Society for Drug Abuse Enlightenment and Management (SODAEC) Wednesday warned that the reported non-release of capital funds to the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) within the 2025 fiscal 12 months poses a critical threat to Nigeria’s anti-narcotics marketing campaign.

The group mentioned the event, which it linked to disclosures on the Nationwide Meeting Joint Committee on Medicine and Narcotics, might undermine ongoing efforts to curb drug trafficking and abuse within the nation.

In a press release issued in Kaduna by its government director, Ahmad Musa Umar, SODAEC mentioned the NDLEA stays a frontline company in addressing the safety and socio-economic implications of illicit medicine.

The organisation famous that the company had recorded main seizures and destruction of illicit drug farms in latest operations, however added that insufficient funding, manpower scarcity and logistics constraints have been limiting its effectiveness.

It added that the present personnel energy of the NDLEA was inadequate for a rustic of Nigeria’s inhabitants, with some state instructions reportedly working with restricted operational automobiles.

SODAEC additional said that drug trafficking fuels different crimes, together with banditry and terrorism, and known as for improved funding, enhanced welfare for operatives and elevated recruitment.

 The group urged the federal authorities to research the circumstances surrounding the alleged non-release of capital funds and to think about different funding mechanisms to make sure operational stability for the company.

It additionally known as on state and native governments to assist drug management efforts by means of community-based prevention programmes and stronger collaboration with related federal businesses.