NDLEA Explains How Borno Youths Drink Fermented Urine, Lizard Dung to Get High

• NDLEA Commander Iliyasu Mani has exposed a shocking practice of Borno youths, saying they drink fermented human urine as a substitute for hard drugs
• According to the agency, the youths get high by mixing camel urine, lizard dung, and mentholated spirit with soft drinks
• NDLEA called for urgent intervention and the need to address the root causes and also educate youths about the dangers

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Borno state, Maiduguri - The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made a revelation about youths in Borno state.

The commander of narcotics of the NDLEA in Borno state, Iliyasu Mani, in a statement issued in Maiduguri on Thursday, January 4, disclosed that youths have resorted to drinking fermented human urine, preserved over 10 days, as an alternative to hard drugs.

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He expresses deep concern over the prevalent abuse of psychoactive substances among the youth, noting they also mix other unconventional substances such as lizard dung, camel urine, and mentholated spirit with soft drinks.

The statement by Mani further disclosed a disturbing trend where young individuals in Borno state also inhale toilet fumes and gutter dirt in their quest to get intoxicated, posing a new challenge for the NDLEA, The Punch reported.

“Despite all these, we must not lose our hope as the agency has strengthened its efforts towards prevention strategy through the establishment of remodeled counselling/rehab centre within the premises of Borno State Command,” the NDLEA commander said.

NDLEA arrests 75-year-old grandma dealing in illicit drugs

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that NDLEA arrested a 75-year-old grandma, Mrs Sekinat Soremekun, for dealing in illicit drugs.

In a statement released on Sunday, December 17, 2023, the agency said Mrs Soremekun was arrested on Friday, December 15.

"At the time of her arrest in the Oshodi area of Lagos, quantities of cannabis and litres of codeine syrup were recovered from her," the statement partly read.

Okenwa Chris Nzewi: Court sends drug baron to prison

In another development, Legit.ng reported that the Federal High Court in Lagos convicted and sentenced Okenwa Chris Nzewi, a drug baron, to four years imprisonment with an option of N4 million fine.

A statement by the NDLEA indicates that the court also granted a permanent forfeiture of a multi-million-naira mansion in Victoria Garden City (VGC) estate, Lekki, Lagos, to the federal government.

The NDLEA said Nzewi used the mansion as a clandestine laboratory for the production of methamphetamine. Nzewi and his associate, Sunny Okeh Ukah, were arrested in July 2022.

Source: Legit.ng