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Undertake Study On Efficient Use Of Hemp Plant Products, Oba Of Benin Advises NDLEA

THE Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, has advised the Na­tional Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), to undertake a study into the use of active ingredients in can­nabis derived from the hemp plant that could lead to breakthrough in curing diseases, treatment and for other medical use.

Oba Ewuare II made the sugges­tion when Edo State Commander of NDLEA, men of the anti-narcotic Agency led by its State Commander, Mr. Alumona Obioma paid a courtesy visit to his Palace in Benin City.

The first Class traditional ruler, challenged the NDLEA and National Agency for Food and Drug Adminis­tration and Control (NAFDAC) under the Ministry of Health, to look be­yond illicit drug seizures in fighting drug crimes, currently taking toll in Nigeria and beyond, by focusing on winning proposals/ Research and Development like it’s in other climes, including Israel and the United States of America.

Oba Ewuare II, the NDLEA Royal Ambassador also drew the NDLEA’s attention to unauthorized sales of pro­hibited drugs sold in some medicine stores, Pharmaceutical companies and other drug cartels in Nigeria.

Recalling how he brought his inno­vation to bear in laundering Nigeria’s image in Rome while serving as Ni­geria’s Ambassador, and dismantled prostitution and the menace of Human Trafficking, Oba Ewuare II, promise to leverage his Diplomatic experience in leading advocacy against drug crimes and pledged the support of traditional institution for NDLEA.

Oba Ewuare II said, “In Israel, they study the use of Cannabis. They have an industry for producing Cannabis for medical use. I do not know if they have develope that Nigeria’s heath sector.

Earlier in his address, the State Commander of NDLEA, Mr Alumona Obioma, paid tribute to the Oba of Benin for timely intervention on criti­cal issues and solicited for prayers to protect the Agency’s personnel from harm’s way and make them achieve their mandate in Nigeria.

Obioma, lamented deplorable roads network and the logistics challenge that are frustrating NDLEA operatives in fighting drug crimes in addition to the involvement of both youths aging population in drug crimes that fuel social vices, including drug addiction, internet fraud, cultism and violent crimes ritual murder.

 

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