Reps worried ‘Mkpuru Mmiri’ Drug Addiction Is Destroying Youths In Southeast

Members of the House of Representatives during plenary on Thursday, November 25, 2021, called for a crackdown on rising drug           ‘Mkpuru Mmiri’ Addiction addiction across Nigeria.

Hon. Henry Nwawuba moved a motion as he raised his concern about the recent prevalence of methamphetamine in the southeast region.

Known locally as mkpuru mmiri, the distribution of the recreational drug has caused concern with many youths getting addicted.

Nwawuba noted that the drug has serious side effects on users and is a growing threat to youths and the future of Nigeria.

“There are laws in this country to control drug abuse and trafficking. Regulatory agencies, and particularly the NDLEA, should step up their control and sensitisation mechanisms,” the Imo lawmaker cautioned.

Deputy House Minority Leader, Hon. Toby Okechukwu, also noted that the drug addiction issue is a nationwide problem that should be solved as soon as possible.

Also, Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas stated that there’s a link between drug abuse and the insecurity affecting many parts of the country.

“There has to be a synergy among all the security agencies to jointly attack the problem,” he said.

Members of the House, in a unanimous vote, passed a motion calling for a plan to fight drug abuse across the country and they also called for a crackdown on local manufacturing plants, and increasing the budget of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to function more efficiently.