The Kano Youth Journalists Forum (KYJF) has organised a sensitisation programme for students of Government Secondary School (GSS), Kawaji, Kano State, on the dangers of drug abuse.
The school is the second of five secondary schools selected by the forum for the awareness campaign across the state as part of efforts to support the Kano State Government’s fight against drug abuse.
Speaking during the programme, the Chairman of the Kano Youth Journalists Forum, Comrade Musa Zangina Adam, said the initiative followed approval granted by the state Ministry of Education.
He explained that the forum recognised the important role young journalists could play in the fight against drug abuse, prompting it to embark on the sensitisation campaign to educate students about the dangers associated with substance abuse.
Comrade Musa Zangina further disclosed that the programme featured representatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, former Kano State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Baba Halilu Dantiye, representatives of the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders.
He said the participants educated the students on the dangers and consequences of drug abuse.
In his remarks, former Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Baba Halilu Dantiye, called on parents to strengthen their commitment to their children’s upbringing and supervision to prevent them from engaging in drug abuse and other harmful activities.
The Kano Youth Journalists Forum said it would complete the sensitisation exercise in the remaining three secondary schools within the next three weeks.
