By Julie Silvia, Onitsha
A Chieftain of Dunukofia Local Government of Anambra State Chief Vincent C.Udoba said that flogging awaits those youths and adults who engage in methamphetamine and other hard drug dealing/addiction.
Chief Udobi made this disclosure while reacting to the alleged increase in the number of youths who engage in hard drugs addiction, especially methamphetamine in the southeast zone.
He hinted that in a bid to discourage youths from consumption of hard drugs, canes have been kept for flogging anyone caught that is dealing in such hard drugs, including other strict measures.
His words, “It is a big crime in our community to deal/consume methamphetamine and other hard drugs, as whoever that is caught will be flogged, canes have been stored for that purpose, including other strict measures like handing over to security operatives when we must have finished with that addict.
“Because of our hard stance against the consumers/dealers, the rate of consumption and dealing has been reduced drastically. The after effects of consumption of methamphetamine can lead one to untimely death, madness and behaviours that would make one to be useless in life. Youths should engage themselves in something meaningful to keep them busy and earn a living.
“Agriculture is the ultimate thing now, I am also a farmer and I have fish ponds with about 10,000 fishes. I have coconut trees, snails, among others. There is money in Agriculture, it will give you two times the money you invested in it within a short period. There is this palm nut, (agricultural produce), that once you cultivate it, within a few time, it matures. So, laziness also causes this hard drug addiction”, he hinted further.
He described Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s focus on agriculture as a welcome development adding that as a typical village boy, he knows everything about agriculture hinting that he was brought up like himself as a farmer.
Chief Udobi, a philanthropist who is called Ike Ifitedunu and Onwa Dunukofia, by his admirers, reiterated the need for all to engage in agriculture as means of having food on the table stating that farmers do not go hungry.
