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The Ogidi traditional ruler in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Alex Onyido, has called on the state government to try to curb  beer parlours and recreation centres in the state.

 Onyido, who spoke on Thursday during the fourth edition of Lady Victoria Onyido quiz competition organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for secondary schools in the state, called on the State Governor, Willie Obiano, to control the spread of beer parlours and recreation centres in the state.

 He said such facilities were breeding crime and criminality, adding that the rate at which such businesses were sprouting in the state called for concern.

Igwe Onyido who endowed the quiz competition to discourage the use of illicit drugs among secondary school students in the state, commended NDLEA for its commitment in fighting drug abuse and peddling in the state, adding that drug addiction and abuse can lead to other vices such as kidnapping, armed robbery and prostitution.

Speaking, Obiano who was represented by the Commissioner for Education in the state, Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha, hailed Igwe Onyido and NDLEA for their good works in the circumstance.

He said his administration was committed to giving students in the state education that was globally competitive.

 On her part, the Principal of Anglican Girls Secondary school, Oba, Mrs. Chibueze Peace, thanked NDLEA commander, Sule Momodu, for his initiatives in eradicating drug crimes in the state, especially in schools.

Anglican Girls Secondary School, Oba, came first in the quiz competition; Girls Secondary School, Igboukwu, came second while Modebe Memorial Secondary School, Onitsha came third.

In his address, the NDLEA Commander in Anambra State, Mr. Sule Momodu, said the competition, which started four years ago, had yielded positive results.

He commended the Anambra State Government for establishing Drug Free Clubs in secondary schools in the state.