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Marwa advocates drug test for couples

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The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), on Thursday, called for a compulsory drug test for intending couples in the country.

Marwa made the call in his address at the public presentation of a book titled: “Legacies of A Legend,’ written in honour of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, in Abuja.

He said: “Before I leave this stage, I must take advantage of this audience. Please, how many of you will like your daughters to marry drug addicts? Raise your hands.

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“Before the wedding, we always do HIV tests. We also do genotype tests. I appeal to you, please, let also have a drug test before wedding.”

He described Tukur as an astute administrator and philanthropist.

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