Bayero University lecturer, Dr. Bala Muhammad on fight against drug abuse

A lecturer at the Faculty of Communication, Bayero University Kano, Dr. Bala Muhammad, has accused Igbo drug merchants of allegedly supplying codeine syrups into the north, Daily Nigerian reports.

Muhammad made the accusation while presenting a paper at the Kano Youth Summit on Peace Advocacy and Development, organised by Hamisu Magaji Foundation, at Mambayya House, on Monday.
In the paper titled: “Nexus Between Youth, Drugs, Crime and Insecurity”, Mr Muhammad blamed the Igbos, with the connivance of local people, for the prevalence of drug abuse in the northern region, especially Kano state.