President Muhammadu Buhari says the sweeping offensive against drug trafficking will be sustained, urging Nigerians to always provide information that will help the government to curb the menace.
Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement said the president stated this when he received leaders of Nigerian Community in Saudi Arabia at the end of his Umrah trip on Tuesday.
President Buhari stressed the need to intensify efforts toward exposing those involved in drug trafficking and illegal trade in the country, assuring that appropriate actions would be taken.
He said the recent exposure of a network of drug dealers operating at one of Nigeria’s international airports, who were discovered to be tagging bags filled with drugs in the name of innocent passengers, called for expansion of searchlights.
The president also urged the citizens to refrain from breaching the laws of Nigeria and other countries.
He said: “every country has its own unpatriotic citizens. In China and Saudi Arabia, the laws are stringent on these things.
"Our citizens must obey our laws. They must respect the laws of other jurisdictions and if they don’t, then they should blame themselves, not the harsh laws that they meet.’’
The President said he was grateful for the support and prayers of Nigerians in Saudi Arabia for the wellbeing of the country, assuring them that his administration would do its best to secure the country, improve the economy and fight corruption.
“We have tried in the war against terrorism and citizens in the Northeast are our best witnesses.
“Agriculture is doing well, to the point that we are food self-sufficient, as a result helping the nation to save money on imports,” he added.
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