Safety: End abuse of drugs along railway corridors, workplace, NRC warns Nigerians

By Fidelis Ugbomeh
 
Abuse of drugs and illicit substances along Nigerian Railway Corporation’s corridors and its effect on addicts roaming around the tracks has remained a source of concern to the public.
Looking at railway corridors along Iddo, Oyingbo, Yaba, Oshodi, Agege, Iju and Agbado among others, it is common place to observe males/females (some cuddling their babies) either sitting or standing in clusters at night/day times while smoking and exchanging illicit drugs.
Oftentimes, the activities of these elements and their cohorts within the system, despite restricted access and periodic raids, have led to collision and untimely deaths, disruption of train service, exchang...