Students of Niger College, Benin City, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, received a strong double warning against drug abuse as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo State Commander Mitchell Ofoyeju, PhD, and Senior Special Assistant to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Honourable Andrew Efe, took the anti-drug campaign directly to their school assembly.
The outreach was held ahead of the 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, marked globally on 26th June, with this year’s UN theme: “The World Drug Problem: Persisting Issues, New Challenges, Innovative Responses”.
“Your brain is your phone’s processor – drugs are the virus,” Commander Ofoyeju said while delivering the main presentation titled “CHOOSE YOUR FUTURE: SAY NO TO DRUGS”. Commander Mitchell Ofoyeju, PhD, engaged the students with direct questions on trending substances like Colos/Colorado, Mkpuru Mmiri/Ice, codeine syrup, and Tramadol/Rohypnol.
Using simple analogies, Dr Ofoyeju told the SS1-SS3 students: “Your brain is like your phone’s processor. Drugs are the virus. They cause memory loss, poor judgement, addiction, and mental health issues like anxiety and depression. Your brain is still growing till age 25. If you damage it now with drugs and WAEC, NECO, and university dreams become hard to attain.”
