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 & counselling for those already using drugs to prevent them from becoming problematic users”.
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 & 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 & 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
