Femi Babafemi, the spokes person of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), spoke at the inauguration of the NDLEA call center with toll free helpline and manned by professionals and experts in counselling, psychotherapy, psychology and psychiatry among others in Abuja.
According to a report gathered by Moji Delano, drug users and addicts no longer have excuses not to seek treatment with the commissioning of a modern 24/7 call center set up to attend to Nigerians from all parts of the country; the Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd.), said on Thursday.
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He said;
The provision of this toll-free helpline is a milestone in our resolve to broaden access to quality health care for drug users in the country.
This has become a necessity and a strategic intervention in our determined effort to bring under control the increasing cases of drug use disorder and related health concerns.
Marwa said that although the country has treatment centers; while NDLEA has 26 treatment facilities across its commands; they are nevertheless grossly inadequate in the face of statistics of drug users and those suffering from drug use disorder.
In their remarks at the event, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN represented by the Director of Public Prosecution of the federation, Muhammed Abubakar; UNODC country representative, Oliver Stolpe and European Union delegation representative, Eleni Zerzerlidou commended the NDLEA for the initiative, called for its expansion and sustenance.
The Chief Executive of the company managing the center, Primly Services Ltd, Dr. Vincent Udenze commended Marwa for providing the leadership that made the initiative a reality.
