The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kaduna State Command and Kaduna State University, KASU, have agreed to collaborate on drug abuse prevention and the introduction of integrity drug testing for staff and students.
The partnership was sealed on Tuesday, 11th August 2026, when the State Commander of NDLEA, Kaduna State Command, CN Maijama’a Muhammad, paid a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor of KASU, Professor Abdullahi Musa. He was accompanied by his management team.
Speaking during the visit, CN Muhammad said universities are not just learning centres but also breeding grounds for students that must be properly guided.
“We are here to seek cooperation, understanding and collaboration in the fight against drug abuse and illicit substances,” he said.
The Commander noted that 95% of illicit substances found in Kaduna are not manufactured in the state but are smuggled in from elsewhere.
He explained that the Agency operates two major strategies: Supply Reduction and Demand Reduction.
“In Supply Reduction, we arrest, investigate and prosecute. From January to date, we have recorded successes with over 12.7 tonnes of different kinds of illicit substances seized,” he said.
“For Demand Reduction, we sensitize our youths on the consequences of drug abuse. We have sensitized over 87 schools and tertiary institutions.”
CN Muhammad also presented NDLEA’s wide-spectrum drug testing kits and urged the Vice Chancellor to key into the initiative for integrity testing of both staff and students.
In his response, Professor Abdullahi Musa welcomed the NDLEA team, saying a university cannot record statistical achievement without collaborating with security agencies.
“As a university, we are a centre of excellence in teaching, learning and research. We have over 40,000 students, both undergraduate and postgraduate, with over 92 departments and units,” he said.
He agreed that KASU could collaborate with NDLEA on the non-kinetic approach by organizing lectures and seminars to sensitize staff and students on the dangers of drug abuse.
Also speaking, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Strategy, Innovation and Service Delivery, Professor Helen Afang Andau, said the university has a large concentration of youths and stands to benefit from both supply and demand reduction strategies.
“Even if we can’t eradicate the use of illicit drugs, we can minimize the use of illicit substances in our institutions,” she said.