An Islamic scholar in Daura, Nigeria’s NorthWest, Mallam Abdulmuttalib, has called on lawmakers both at the state and national levels to review the existing laws regulating drug trafficking and its abuse.
The cleric, who is also the Chief Imam of Karama Mosque, made this call in the Friday sermon he delivered at the metropolitan medium prison in Daura.
He said the legislative arms of government at different levels needed to hasten the review of the laws against selling and consumption of drugs.
The cleric said that the current laws were not as stiff as they ought to be, adding that punishment against the offences should be more severe.
He said the call was sequel to the increasing cases of drug abuse and addiction, especially among the youth in northern Nigeria.
Daura lamented the instances of how individuals and groups were in the habit of harbouring and protecting drug barons and addicts.
He added that enacting laws that would prescribe severe penalty for the barons and addicts would provide a panacea for the menace.
The cleric, however, warned that if urgent actions were not taken, the society might lose many of the nation’s youths to the dangerous trend.
Daura also called on Nigerians to register for their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to enable them exercise their right to vote for the candidate of their choice.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that thousands of Muslim faithful performed their Jumat prayer in the mosque.
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