The suspended Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency boss, Abraham Kromah, has vowed to champion the cause of ending drug addiction in the country and return victims to normal lives.
Col. Abraham Kromah blamed the emerging drug problem to the work of drug traffickers, and called on the public to join him in the fight to end the practice nationwide.
The LDEA suspended boss underscored the need for the International community and humanitarian groups operating in the country to help the Liberian government overcome the problem and make the country a drug-free society.
Col. Kromah launched an urgent appeal to the public to end the discrimination of victims and explore a better way of dealing with addicts for the benefit of society.
He maintained that confrontation with the group will undermine effort in curtailing the practice among the youths, who otherwise will be exposed to wider drug consumption.
Speaking Wednesday when he toured the Center Street Cemetery in Central Monrovia, where hundreds have sought refuge to escape harassment by the police, the renowned security expert appealed to parents to get closer to their drug-affected children with the word of encouragement, instead of engaging into confrontation with them.
Col. Kromah urged the estimated one thousand drug victims living in the decommissioned cemetery to abandon the use of narcotic substances and prepare themselves for a better future through vocational training and other disciplines.
He maintained that the continued used of drugs is affecting their mental and physical health, adding that it is about time that they see reason to stop the practice.
During the tour, which coincided with Kromah’s birthday, the suspended LDEA chief dined with drug-affected youths in the celebration and promised to stand by the government in finding a solution to their problem.
Kromah also appealed to government to increase budgetary allotment for the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency to effectively fight drug trafficking in the country.
Responding, a female member of the group, identified as Princess David, lauded the suspended LDEA boss for the concern he continues to shows for drug-affected youths roaming in the streets of Monrovia.
David pointed out that, while others have turned their backs on them, Kromah is always showing them love and providing them food and other items, despite the stigma they carry as drug addicts.
The victim noted that she and her other drug users are tired of the physical abuse they encounter on a daily basis, and called on the government of President Joseph Nyumah Boakai to provide the needed funding for their rehabilitation.
The tour took Kromah and his team to over fifty other hideouts for “zogoes” around Monrovia.
