{"id":104465,"date":"2023-12-18T10:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T09:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/stop-taking-mkpurummiri-gov-uzodinma-to-imo-youths"},"modified":"2023-12-18T13:42:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:42:39","slug":"stop-taking-mkpurummiri-gov-uzodinma-to-imo-youths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/stop-taking-mkpurummiri-gov-uzodinma-to-imo-youths","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stop taking mkpurummiri\u2019 \u2013 Gov Uzodinma to Imo youths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Senator Hope Uzodinma, Governor of Imo State, has urged youths in the state to shun methamphetamine, otherwise known as \u2018mkpurummiri\u2019 and other forms of illicit drugs.<\/p>\n<p>The governor gave the advice during an enlightenment on drugs organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in collaboration with Ikukuoma Sports Development Foundation, at Ezinihitte Mbaise council area of Imo, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Uzodinma, represented by his Special Adviser on Narcotics and Illicit Drugs Monitoring, Chief EzechukwuObonna, described the use of illicit drugs as the bane of productivity among the youths.<\/p>\n<p>He further advised the youths to rather embrace the acquisition of digital skills, as well as agricultural practices for survival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t destroy your future. My motive for establishing the Bureau of Narcotics and Illicit Drugs Monitoring is to make Imo a drug-free state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking, NDLEA\u2019s Deputy State Commander, Operations and Training, Mr Lamuwa Shehu, described the abuse of drugs as a global problem, noting that youths who engaged in illicit drugs neither lived healthy nor became useful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout 280 million people use drugs worldwide; while 15 million persons abuse drugs in Nigeria, 6 million persons are victims who are in dire need of help,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The founder, Ikukuoma Sports Development Foundation, Chief Summers Nwokie said that the program was intended to disabuse the minds of youths from illicit drug use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Senator Hope Uzodinma, Governor of Imo State, has urged youths in the state to shun methamphetamine, otherwise known as \u2018mkpurummiri\u2019 and other forms of illicit drugs. 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