By Kolawole Ojebisi
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano has warned parents to be watchful when buying sweets and candies for their wards stressing that some confectioneries laced with intoxicating substances are currently in circulation.
The agency noted that these confectioneries are well packaged making an unsuspecting buyer to mistake them for regular chocolates.
According to the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, the substances with which the sweets are laced are harmful.
He urged parents to monitor the kind of treats their children consume, especially at school.
Maigatari explained that these drug-laced sweets are being sold to unsuspecting children, making it important for parents to observe any unusual behavior in their kids.
He stressed that parents should not let down their guard while getting kids chocolates and other sweets.
“Parents should be on the lookout if they observe some changes in their children, the changes they should observe include sudden changes in their eating habits and their sleeping patterns,” he advised.
The NDLEA is working to track the distribution of these harmful sweets and prevent them from reaching more children.
