Kwara Students Urged To Shun Drug Abuse

Date: 2022-03-29

Oasis Muslim Care Foundation, a non-governmental organisation that cares for sick Muslims, has advised students to shun drug abuse.

The foundation gave the advice during its 7th Secondary Schools Public Health Enlightenment programme last Wednesday at Barakat Community Secondary School, Ilorin, Kwara State.

The guest lecturer, Dr. Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar of the Kwara State University Medical Centre spoke on the topic "Drug Misuse, Abuse and Addiction."

Abubakar spoke extensively on drug abuse, misuse, and addiction, citing various examples of how people abuse, misuse, and become addicted to drugs.

According to a statement by the foundation, the lecturer advised the students to stay away from illicit drugs and everything related to drug addiction.

The statement read, "Abubakar explained the differences between drug abuse and drug misuse. He also dwelt on the havoc drug addiction wrecks on the individual and the larger society. He advised the students to only take drugs based on prescription by qualified medical practitioners and to stick to the dosages and duration prescribed."

Present at the event were about 140 students drawn from nine schools including the host school. The schools present were: Government High School Adeta, Mandate Senior Secondary School, Muhammad Kamaldeen Secondary School, Community Junior Secondary School Oloje, Mount Carmel Senior Secondary, Imam Darul Hijrah College, Al-Muhsin College, Al-Ansor College.

In his vote of thanks, the chairman of the Oasis Muslim Care Foundation, Mallam Abdulrauf Yusuf, thanked the host school's principal, staff, and students for accommodating the organization.

He also appreciated the invited schools and teachers that attended the event.

Also at the event were Oasis Muslim Care Foundation committee members: Mallam Ridwan Agboola, Mallam Alaaya, and Engineer Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yahaya Muhammad     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Folaranmi Aro     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Egbejila     Sabi     Yakubu Shaaba     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Share     Cornelius Adebayo     Lithium     Democracy Day     Saka Abimbola Isau     Odo-Owa     AbdulGafar Tosho     Dumagi     Azeez Salawu     Forgo Battery     Alapansapa     Marufat Oladosu     Clara Nwachukwu     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Issa Oloruntogun     College Of Education     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Binta Abubakar Mora     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Sam Onile     Face Masks     Jaigbade Alao     Shehu Salau     Laboratory-to-Product     Edret Sabi Abel     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Abiodun Oyedepo     Turaki Of Ilorin     Aliyu U. Tilde     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Oke-opin     Shehu Jimoh     Basit Olatunji     Ahmed Alhasssan     Mansur Alfanla     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Musbau A. Akanji     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Offa Descendants Union     Omar Gambari     Oyun     Jumoke Gafar     Amusement Park     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Salaudeen Oyewale     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Budo-Egba     Temitope Ogunbanke     Sun Qing Rong     Oluwole Dupe     Rebecca Bake     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Bureau Of Lands     Al-Hikmah Radio     Samari     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Gwanara     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Abdulraheem Yusuf     IEDPU     Gamji Members Association     Wahab Issa     JSSCE     Bayer AG     Stephen Fasakin    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Alao Ayotunde     Abubakar Usman Jos     Omu Aran     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Okin Group     Umar Danladi Shero     Kunle Akogun     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Ilorin Central Mosque     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Stephen Fasakin     Oyelere Oyinloye     Ibrahim Akaje     Abraysports FC     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Crystal Corner Shops     Rasaq Jimoh     Sarakite     Babaloja-General     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     FOMWAN     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Waheed Ibrahim     Saliu Oluwole     Saheed Akinwumi     Olaitan Buraimoh     Adedeji Onimago     Sheikh Ariyibi     Amule     Woro     Ilorin South Constituency     John Kehinde Salako     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Shururat Olatinwo     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Haliru Yahaya     Abdullahi Biffo     General Hospital, Ilorin     Aro Yahaya     Abdulhakeem Amao     Hassanat Bello     Afonja Descendants Union     Yekini Adio     Sebastine Obasi     Pakata Patriots     Sunday Otokiti     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Kale Ayo     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Aminat Ahmed     Olabimpe Olani     Suwa-Arabs     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Iliasu     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Bola Tinubu     David Adesina     MMWG     Joseph Offorjama     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Yahaya Seriki     Dan Masanin     Adekunle David Dunmade     Yakub Lai Gobir     Oke-Ogun     Facebook     Arandun     Pakata Development Association     Kamaldeen Gambari     Rafiu Ibrahim     David Oyedepo     Musa Abdullahi     Bureau Of Lands     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Yusuf Amuda Aluko