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Drug test should be a mandatory requirement for university admission — NDLEA
NDLEA has proposed that universities should require newly admitted students to undergo mandatory drug tests as part of their admission process.
The NDLEA’s Commandant, Kwara State, Hajia Fatima Abiola-Popoola who made the proposal said that this would “Serve as a preventive measure while offering early intervention and counselling for those already using dr¥gs to prevent them from becoming problematic users”.
According to report, Hajia Abiola-Popoola while speaking during a radio programme in Ilorin expressed concern over the rising number of drug users in the country, particularly among females. She warned that this trend poses serious risks to families and society at large.
“A 2018 survey shows that 14.3 million people were using drugs in Nigeria. 1 out of 7 persons in Nigeria is a drug user and 1 out of 4 drug users is a woman. This shows that the society is in trouble because a woman is the administrator of the home,” she said
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