Banning codeine in Nigeria because of its abuse is one of the shrewdest, dumbest, crudest and laziest method of checking drug abuse. Cocaine has been a major source of drug abuse but the west curtailed it's excesses. Anyone who feigns ignorance to why hard drug is prevalent in Nigeria these days is grossly insincere. Frustration is driving most Nigerians to drug abuse, let's solve the root cause of it and we will be safe again. Nigerian govt should rise up to the challenge of drug abuse before it become disastrous. Give the average Nigerian a ray of hope,give them reasons to be alive. If you want to use banning method, then be ready to ban almost everything as they can convert almost anything to drug. Prevention has always been better than cure. It is increasingly becoming a curse to be a Nigerian. Daily, Nigerians are looking for escape routes to run away from there country because of hopelessness, all we do is form groups and committees, go to the media and be making noise thinking we are discouraging anyone from using any means possible to run away. Its either you die instantly or you die gradually, to them they rather face the high sea than face the Nigerian govt. Stop increasing the number of police and other security agencies,increase the welfare of Nigerians and see crime drop drastically. All those money you use in buying arms and ammunition, use them to give the Nigerian youths electricity and majority of them will never remember crime or drug again. Why is Nigeria intentionally wicked to her citizens?
