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Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says all Nigerians should be made to undergo drug tests.

In a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA spokesperson, on Friday, Marwa said mandatory testing is important to identify drug addicts.

Marwa advised parents to make their children and their partners go for drug tests before marriage.

He said: “At the centre of drug demand reduction is drug testing. Practically, all Nigerians should be subjected to drug tests – politicians, students, workers and all.

“We have set the ball rolling at the agency because charity begins at home. This will enable us to know those afflicted, who need treatment and rehabilitation.

“Equally, it will deter drug abuse because if you know that the result of a drug test will hamper your progression in school, political career or at work, it will deter you.

“In the same vein, we do expect parents to make sure their children don’t get married to addicts by insisting on drug tests before marriage.”