National Youth Service Corps members tackle drug abuse on Lagos streets

Some members of the National Youth
Service Corps (NYSC) in Lagos have taken
drugs abuse education to the streets of
Nigeria's economic capital.
The corps members who belong to the
National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA) Community
Development Service (CDS) group
organized a sensitization rally about the
dangers of prohibited drugs.
According to a The Nation report, the
corps members moved from the New
Garage Bus stop to Ojota bus stop.
They talked to youths and other
passersby about the dangers of drug
abuse.
The President of the CDS group, Olaitan
Ogunwande, reportedly said the ultimate
aim of the initiative is to encourage
youths stop abusing harmful substances.
“Our aim is to sensitize Lagosians on the
harmful effects of drug abuse,"
Ogunwande said.
He added that the group hopes to
replicate the event for greater effect.
"We have achieved some level of success
but we hope to organize more
sensitization rallies in other cities, so that
youths will drop the habit.”
One of the participants, Maureen
Achugbu, told the newspaper that the
rally was successful.
“We met some youths, who confessed to
be using hard drugs and they promised to
change after we educated them on the
danger such conduct portends for their
lives," Achugbu said.
The Lagos commander of NDLEA, Aliyu
Sule, commended the corps members for
their effort.