Nigeria: Senator Kawu blames drug abuse rise among youths on politicians

Kano Senator Sumaila Abdulrahman-Kawu has said that politicians must take a larger share of the blame for the widespread abuse of hard drugs in the country.

Abdulrahman-Kawu, a member of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), accused politicians of not only procuring drugs for the youth but also encouraging them to consume the hard substances so that they could carry out illegal activities on their behalf in the name of politics.

According to the lawmaker who represents the Kano-South…