Featured

Fight Against Drugs Abuse NGO Engages Nigerian Police

Published

5 years ago

January 3, 2020

Worried by the effect of hard drugs on people, a non-governmental organization, Center for the Right to Health (CRH) has organised a sensitization workshop for police officers in Abuja.

The workshop, organized in conjunction with the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) was designed to create awareness on drug use, drug prevention, drug treatment services and harm reduction practices among stakeholders was attended by police officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

In a message to the occasion, the FCT police commissioner said drug abuse is a criminal issue and the police react to it accordingly.

Assistant commander of police department of criminal investigation FCT Command Wan Mantu Chongs who represent the CP there are people who have health-related as a result of hard drugs consumption.

He said the FCT police command has made an arrest of some high and mighty who go into drugs, not for money, but as a matter of habit and added also that, investigation shows that people take drugs to commit various forms of crimes.

“It is difficult to get a cultist that is not into drugs. Drugs, to some extent, play a major role in influencing crime”, the ACP stated.

While commending the organisers of the workshop, Chongs said the Command will do its best to change the narration on drug issues and added that, the workshop will help the police in isolating people who take drugs to commit crime from those who do so for pleasure, to be able to deal with them.

Speaking earlier, the executive director of the Center for the Right to Health, Dr Stella Iwuagwu said the essence of the workshop is to sensitise the police on how to deal with drug relates issues in FCT.

She called on stakeholders to stand up in the fight against drugs in view of its effects on the consumers.

“Police in FCT should have more understanding on drugs issues to know who to send to rehabilitation centres and who to send to jail. Youths need to understand the destructive nature of drugs.”

Share on Facebook

Featured

NSF: Oparaoji, Ekpeyong, Quadri Gear Up for Tough Quarterfinal Clashes in Abeokuta

Published

2 weeks ago

May 23, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The tennis courts at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Abeokuta are buzzing with intensity as the competition hits the quarterfinal stage in both the men’s and women’s singles events, following a gripping round of 16.

Men’s Singles Quarterfinals:

Abubakar Yusuf of FCT will square off against Rivers State’s Abua Canice. Yusuf booked his spot with a 4-0, 4-2 win over Ehigiamusoe Endurance of Edo, while Canice cruised past Azi David 4-1, 4-0.

Bayelsa’s Uche Oparaoji faces Adeleye Daniel of Ekiti in a clash of skill and strategy. Oparaoji outclassed Urenyang Nuhu of Taraba 4-1, 4-2, just as Adeleye powered past Kaduna’s Ibrahim Sulaiman with the same scoreline.

In one of the most anticipated ties, Danjuma Lucky (FCT) will lock horns with Bayelsa’s top seed David Ekpeyong. Danjuma came through a thrilling contest against Ekiti’s Abamu Matthew, rallying to win 1-4, 4-2, 10-5, while Ekpeyong dominated Taraba’s Rubi Toba 4-0, 4-2.

Home favourite Christopher Bulus of Ogun will battle Edo’s Michael Chima for a semifinal ticket. Bulus swept past Rivers’ Timibra Godsgift 4-1, 4-0, while Chima triumphed over Delta’s Iloputa Ikechukwu in a straight-set win.

Women’s Singles Quarterfinals:

Delta’s Barakat Quadri, fresh off a 4-1, 4-0 win over Rebecca Ekpeyong of Bayelsa, will face rising star Emmanuel Bright of the IJA (Invited Junior Athletes), who overcame Rivers’ Maxwell Timipre 4-2, 5-3.

Edo’s Omotayo Blessing will battle Akwa Ibom’s Udoffa Mary in what promises to be a fiery encounter. Omotayo brushed aside Ekiti’s Adeusi Jesutoyosi 4-0, 4-1, while Udoffa outplayed Moses Favour of Kaduna 5-3, 4-0.

Elsewhere, Ogunjobi Success of Ekiti will test her mettle against Aina Goodnews of IJA, and Akwa Ibom’s Etoro Bassey faces Ogun’s Yakubu Ohunene in a South-South vs South-West showdown.

With the quarterfinals locked in, tennis fans are in for a thrilling ride as the battle for medals intensifies under the Abeokuta sun.

Share on Facebook