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    Buba Marwa knocks Nigerian singers for lyrically glorifying drug abuse

    Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.

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    Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has has heavily knocked Nigerian artistes who in their songs glorify the abuse of drugs and substances.

    He lamented how the drug-promoting lyrics from songs have become a buzzword among youths, noting how the young population, on the strength of these songs, have come to see drug abuse as a ‘grand idea of leisure’.

    The NDLEA boss who was represented by Dr. Segun Oke said this during the 2nd edition of the Vanguard Mental Health Summit held in Lagos on Thursday with the theme being: ‘Mental Health in a Distressed Economy’. According to Marwa, drug abuse is a ‘serious’ problem in the country, revealing that 10.6 million Nigerians ab¥se cannabis.

    He stated that the agency has continued to put measures in place to curb the ab¥se of drug and substances in the country. “The “high syndrome” is so entrenched among young people it has become a sort of self-prescription therapy for dealing with some of life’s issues. For some, it is the grand idea of leisure. It is a buzzword in their everyday life and a motif in popular music. Offhand, I can give you three quick examples of hit songs that glorify the abuse of psychoactive substances in the name of “getting high”.

    ‘I just want to be high’, ‘I need Igbo and Shayo’, ‘Sometimes food no dey give man joy, but Canadian loud, the feeling is different.

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    ’ These street anthems motivate young people to abuse alcohol, cannabis and other illicit substances.

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    It is now commonplace for young people to organise cannabis parties,” he said.

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