Nasrul-Lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and Fountain University Osogbo have warned the Ummah and youths against drug abuse and other forms of social vices if they must lead good lives and leave enduring legacies.
The warning was made at the NASFAT National Counselling Conference held on Saturday at Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State, with the theme: ‘Legacy of care: A strategic plan to serve the Ummah, 2027–2032’.
NASFAT’s Vice President, Ajiroba Moroof, said that the essence of the conference was to rally various Islamic organisations and stakeholders together to curb the menace of hooliganism, drug abuse, and other social vices in society.
The conference was designed to equip counsellors with the proper orientation to guide the Ummah and youth against bad habits and to encourage them to imbibe the spirit of good deeds.
The chairman of the NASFAT counselling committee, Dr Koyumu Abiodun Oladiipo, in his remarks, charged the participants to take the message from the conference to their various branches and zones.
Dr Oladiipo assured that they are committed to assisting people who need support in overcoming challenges within the committee’s thematic area of work.
In his keynote address, the chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa, appealed to youths to shun drug abuse and cultivate good character.
Represented by the Kwara State Commander of NDLEA, Fatimah Popoola, Gen. Marwa warned that drugs destroy morality and prevent young people from achieving their goals.
The NDLEA’s chairman said the Federal Government, through the agency, is already intensifying sensitisation against drug abuse across the country.
He noted that the agency’s War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) programme cuts across all strata of society, from communities to schools and parents.
“Youth are the leaders of today. My message to young people is to shun drug abuse,” Marwa said.
The Vice Chancellor of Fountain University, Professor Olayinka Ramota Karim, commended NASFAT and NDLEA for their interventions in drug abuse and social vices, which she said are a menace to people and society.
The Vice Chancellor said that the university has put mechanisms in place to monitor students and prevent them from indulging in drug abuse and other related vices.