The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Nigeria Country Office began a 3-day stakeholders’ workshop on insecurity, crime, and drug abuse in Zamfara yesterday.
According to a statement from Sulaiman Idris, media aide to the state governor, Dauda Lawal, the workshop is part of a UN assessment and programming mission aimed at guiding responses to insecurity, drug abuse, and other challenges in the region.
The UN team, led by Oliver Stolpe, the Country Representative of UNODC, will engage with key stakeholders from various sectors during the 3-day program.
The workshop is designed to provide stakeholders and the visiting UN team with a platform to collectively analyze the scope, manifestations, drivers, and trends of insecurity, crime, and drug abuse in Zamfara.
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It will also share good practices and approaches from within and beyond Nigeria to tackle these challenges and develop a joint action plan.
Governor Lawal urged the UN team to demonstrate a collective commitment to addressing the challenges of banditry and other crimes, and their connection with drug abuse.
He mentioned his recent visit to the UN to solicit intervention in addressing some of the pressing challenges the state faces.
“I had constructive engagements with Amina Mohammed, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the leadership of its agencies, including the Head of the Drug and Crime office,” Lawal said.
“The seminar is a testament to the UN’s proactive measures to fulfill the promises of helping us understand more and address these challenges.”
He further emphasized that for over a decade, Zamfara has been battling problems that undermine the safety and well-being of its people and impede socioeconomic development.
“My administration takes this visit and workshop very seriously, as the outcome will inform our future policies, decisions, and strategies for combating the menace,” Lawal added.
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