Anambra monarch, others vow to deal with methamphetamine addicts

By Julie Sylvia, Onitsha

Irked by the incessant addiction of hard drugs, especially methamphetamine, (mkpurummiri), by the people of Umuawulu community, mostly the youths, the traditional ruler of the community, HRH. Igwe Joel Egwuonwu, and others, Monday, at the commissioning of a security house, vowed to deal with methamphetamine addicts.

According to the monarch, “How can one live a life of cultism and Methamphetamine addiiction and prosper. The likes of late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, first President of Nigeria, Dangote and others, if they were involved in hard drugs addiction they would not have gone this far in life.

“We must put a stop to this incessant hard drugs addiction in our community by the youths. The security and youths should assist in the fight against the addicts, we must flush them out, we want good news in the community,” he affirmed.

Earlier, the philanthropist who built the security house for the community and handed it over to the monarch, High Chief Azubuike Ekweozor, said that security was a necessity.

“I don’t put money in security because I have the money to put but because of safety of life. After God you think of security, for one to sacrifice himself guarding others, it is not easy,” he stated.

Also speaking, the Onowu, (Prime Minister), of the community, Chief Umeh Ezenwaji, stated that Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s priory is on security.

“That is why the security house is built to checkmate the illegal activities of the criminals. I pray God to continue to bless the builder, High Chief Ekweozor,” he prayed.

Pic shows the cutting of tape for the security house.