Hard drugs, substance abuse fuelling terrorism, kidnapping – Police, NDLEA warn

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="700" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NDLEA-police-.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NDLEA-police-.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NDLEA-police--300x175.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NDLEA-police--1024x597.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>The Ogun State Police Command, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and civil society partners have identified substance abuse among youths as the central driver of rising terrorism, kidnapping, cultism, and violent crime across Nigeria. The security officials and community leaders spoke on Saturday in Abeokuta during a seminar organized by the Department of [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/26/hard-drugs-substance-abuse-fuelling-terrorism-kidnapping-police-ndlea-warn/">Hard drugs, substance abuse fuelling terrorism, kidnapping &#8211; Police, NDLEA warn</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.