Controversial Nigerian singer and songwriter, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley has joined the campaign against drug abuse in the country as he called on Nigerian youths to shun hard drugs to save their future.
Femi Babafemi who is the spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), made this known in a statement which was made available to Africa Today News, New York
Babafemi revealed that Naira Marley was well received by the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) when the artiste paid a visit to the National Headquarters of the Agency.
The meeting aimed to deliberate on effective strategies to combat the issue of illicit drugs in Nigeria.
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‘Music star, Naira Marley in Abuja to declare support for the War Against Drug Abuse on Thursday 17th August 2023,’ he wrote.
‘Watch out for the video of his message to Marlians and Nigerian youths here tomorrow.’
Naira Marley in the video said that he would like to urge his fans, the ‘Marlians’ and the Nigerian youth to stop doing drugs because it is not good for their well-being.
‘Let us all stop substance abuse in any form. I have keyed into this campaign to support the NDLEA to stop drugs on the streets. Please, join us as drug abuse is not good,’ the 32-year-old said.
The musician visited with other members of his team such as Sam Larry, Dami Marshal and Chuddy Naira.
A fortnight ago, the NDLEA had come out to claim that approximately, 14.3 million Nigerians are currently involved in drug abuse.
The Ogun state Commander of the NDLEA, Ibiba Odili, stated this during the Launch of the War Against Drug Abuse in Abeokuta on Saturday.
According to the agency, the 14.3 million Nigerians involved in drug abuse are within the age range of 15 and 64 years, adding that more women are now involved.