An NGO CARRIES OUT ILLICIT DRUG CAMPAIGN IN PRISONS ACROSS CROSS RIVER STATE

Drug Abuse Campaign

An NGO known as PRAWA has carried out drug seminars across prisons in six locations in Cross River state. This is part of Prawa’s concerted efforts in eliminating some causes of crime in the society. The drug seminar at Cross River State Prisons which held from the 2^nd to the 5^th of July began with a courtesy  visit to the Comptroller of Prisons by the PRAWA team lead by the Executive Director, Dr. Uju Agomoh.

At Calabar Prisons, the seminar held at the prison chapel with the public address system connected to the cell blocks in the prison yard. The NGO's program officer, Pharm. Nonso Maduka delivered the lecture on illicit drugs and drug abuse, highlighting the social, health and economical dangers of drug abuse with specific interest in alcohol, cigarette and marijuana. He talked about the ramified implications of taking these drugs saying that it is a gateway to crime and addiction to higher classes of illicit drugs. At the end of his lectures, 128 out of the 702 in attendance made a commitment to quit drugs.

This drug campaign was carried out in other prisons located at Adim and Obubura on the 3^rd of July and Ikom, Obudu, and Ogoja on the 4^th with more than half of the inmates who were in attendance making a commitment to quit smoking.

The illicit drug campaign was a monumental success. Two weeks after the seminar, reports were sent to PRAWA from one of the prisons about a certain inmate who was a notorious drug addict, who now, is leading a crusade of no smoking in his cell block.

Kudos to this NGO #igbo smoking is dangerous to health oooo