FIC Report (Ebonyi State) – The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of Ebonyi State University (EBSU) has entered into a strategic partnership with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to intensify efforts aimed at combating drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking within the university community.
The partnership was sealed on Friday during a courtesy and familiarisation visit by the EBSU SUG leadership, led by its President, Comrade Chika Abraham Nwuhuo, to the headquarters of the NDLEA Ebonyi State Command in Abakaliki.
The collaboration, according to both parties, will focus on intelligence sharing, campus-wide sensitisation campaigns, preventive education and coordinated efforts to curb substance abuse among students.
The SUG President commended the NDLEA for its openness and professionalism, saying the interaction had strengthened students’ confidence in the agency.
Nwuhuo strongly condemned drug abuse among students, describing substance abuse as a major threat to academic excellence, public safety and the future of young people.
He disclosed that both organisations had agreed to organise faculty-based sensitisation programmes across the university to educate students on the dangers of illicit drug use.
According to him, communication channels have also been established between the SUG leadership and senior officials of the NDLEA to facilitate timely intelligence sharing on suspected drug-related activities.
The SUG President urged students to shun drug abuse and focus on legitimate pursuits capable of securing their future.
Speaking on behalf of the NDLEA Ebonyi State Command, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Narcotics Patrick Ikechukwu Ejeri, said the agency’s statutory mandate extends beyond arrests and prosecution to include preventive education, counselling and rehabilitation.
The law establishing the NDLEA gives us a dual responsibility—drug supply reduction through arrests and prosecution, and drug demand reduction through preventive education, treatment and rehabilitation. Our assignment goes beyond enforcement,” Ejeri explained.
He announced that the command would soon commence faculty-by-faculty drug abuse preventive education programmes at Ebonyi State University to enlighten students on the health, social and legal consequences of substance abuse.
Ejeri warned individuals hiding under the guise of students to engage in illicit drug trafficking that the agency would intensify surveillance and enforcement operations across campuses.
He appealed to students and members of the public to support the anti-drug campaign by volunteering credible information, assuring them that the identities of informants would be treated with strict confidentiality.
The EBSU Students’ Union Government and the NDLEA Ebonyi State Command reaffirming their commitment to sustained collaboration aimed at promoting a drug-free academic environment, preventing substance abuse and safeguarding the future of Nigerian youths.
BAKARE LAURETTA
HOC FIC ABAKALIKI
17/7/2026
