{"id":18119,"date":"2018-04-03T19:44:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T19:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=18119"},"modified":"2018-04-03T19:44:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T19:44:00","slug":"bayero-university-lecturer-accuses-igbo-drug-merchants-of-promoting-drug-abuse-in-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=18119","title":{"rendered":"BAYERO UNIVERSITY LECTURER ACCUSES IGBO DRUG MERCHANTS OF PROMOTING DRUG ABUSE IN NORTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div data-contents=\"true\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"8u3ak-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8u3ak-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8u3ak-0-0\">Dr. Bala Muhammad of the Faculty of Communication, Bayero University Kano, has accused Igbo drug merchants of supplying codeine syrups to the north.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"5isgl-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5isgl-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5isgl-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"8m7ie-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8m7ie-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8m7ie-0-0\">The lecturer made the allegation while presenting a paper at the Kano Youth Summit on Peace Advocacy and Development organised by Hamisu Magaji Foundation, at Mambayya House yesterday.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"3nu5c-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3nu5c-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3nu5c-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"d0u1p-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d0u1p-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"d0u1p-0-0\">In the paper he entitled: \u201cNexus Between Youth, Drugs, Crime and Insecurity\u201d, Muhammad blamed the Igbo drug dealers for the prevalence of drug abuse in the northern region, especially Kano state.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"1ptf6-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1ptf6-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1ptf6-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"7rsb-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7rsb-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7rsb-0-0\">He wondered why drug abuse was not prevalent in the South-East region.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"7ph6c-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7ph6c-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7ph6c-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"9immf-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"9immf-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9immf-0-0\">Muhammad said the Igbo people supply cough syrup that contains codeine for the consumption of the Northern youth.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=15875&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"421o6-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"421o6-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"421o6-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"fdhr8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"fdhr8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fdhr8-0-0\">According to him, \u201cOur investigation revealed that drug abuse is beyond normal marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, etc. It has moved to the extent that the medicines we take in order to cure our diseases are now being converted into hard drugs.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"9ls4m-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"9ls4m-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9ls4m-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"drgkv-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"drgkv-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"drgkv-0-0\">\u201cWe then discovered that it is the handiwork of the Igbo people, who connive with our local people here, to supply the codeine into our region, especially into Kano state.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"45t9-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"45t9-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"45t9-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"806fi-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"806fi-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"806fi-0-0\">\u201cThere are many instances where Igbo guys were arrested for supplying codeine into Kano and some parts of the North. The cases have been reported in national dailies.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"brs45-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"brs45-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"brs45-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9pgdk\" data-offset-key=\"d42cv-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d42cv-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"d42cv-0-0\">\u201cSo, why shouldn\u2019t they take it to their region? Why don\u2019t their youth engage in drug abuse? This is really sad, and we have to rise up to fight this menace.\u201d<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DRUG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18120\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DRUG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DRUG.jpg 462w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DRUG-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DRUG-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DRUG-80x80.jpg 80w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DRUG-40x40.jpg 40w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DRUG-64x64.jpg 64w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DRUG-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Bala Muhammad of the Faculty of Communication, Bayero University Kano, has accused Igbo drug merchants of supplying codeine syrups to the north. \u00a0 The lecturer made the allegation while presenting a paper at the Kano Youth Summit on Peace Advocacy and Development organised by Hamisu Magaji Foundation, at Mambayya House yesterday. \u00a0 In the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":18120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[4552,4551,4553],"class_list":["post-18119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-bayero-university-kano","tag-dr-bala-muhammad","tag-hamisu-magaji-foundation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DRUG.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4oswh-4If","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18121,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18119\/revisions\/18121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}