ANon-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Drug Free Arewa Movement has called for theban of drug hawkers to rescue the northern region from drug abuse. A Member ofthe Legal Committee of the group, Gambo Wakili made the call while reading thecommuniqué issued at the end of its first Anti-drug Abuse Youth LeadershipSummit in Abuja. She said thatthe call had become necessary in order to clear the northern region of quackdrug sellers and administers that sell to ignorant people who misuse them. Wakiliexplained that the group wanted the 19 northern states Governors, elders,traditional rulers, legislators, and other stakeholders to participate in thetotal emancipation drive to drastically reduce drug abuse and trafficking toensure generational sustenance. According toher, the call followed a national survey on Drug Use and Health in Nigeriaconducted by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS which showed the rate ofdrug abuse in the north. Alsospeaking, the convener of the group, Ibrahim Yusuf said that the group wouldpresent the communiqué to be used as a policy document by the Federal and stateGovernments to curb the challenge of illicit drugs.