“Members of the Local Policing Partnership Board (LPPB) in the Western Area are calling on President Julius Maada Bio to take the lead in the fight against kush in Sierra Leone. We want him to come out with a strong public statement and provide adequate resources to the relevant Institutions to ensure the eradication of this drug out of the country,” LPPB Western Area Chairman, William Sao-Lamin, said in an exclusive interview over the weekend.
He said the President’s address will bring in donor partners to help the fight, adding that the issue of Kush is a serious one that needs holistic approach to fight it. Mr. Lamin lauded the Police led by the Inspector General of Police, William Fayai Sellu, for the positive moves taken in the last few weeks to raid, arrest people trading and smoking the drug in various parts across the country.
“LPPB members want to commend the Police for their great action to arrest people doing business with narcotic drugs and destroying ghettos nationwide,” he said.
He called on officials in the Ministry of Social Welfare, Police, Judiciary, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to work collectively to fight the importers, manufacturers, dealers and smokers of Kush and other narcotic drugs.
Mr. Lamin said several drug cases are in various Courts across the country, and urged the judiciary to speed up those matters to send a strong message that there is no hiding place for drug dealers or smokers.
He called on government to rehabilitate Kush Victims and provide them with kits so that they can contribute positively in society after their integration.
He said “Young people are dying daily due to Kush and other narcotic drugs,” adding that everybody must come on board to fight the drug menace.
Mr. Lamin called on donor partners to support Civil Society Organizations to embark on community sensitization in the kush fight.