AT the last count, drug trafficking market in Africa was valued at about $3.2b and most of that money went to the coffers of what the United Nations called Nigerian organised crime groups.
The World Drug Report 2011 released over the weekend at the United Nations head office in New York disclosed under its African section: “In 2009, Africa’s drug trafficking market was worth an estimated US$3.2 billion – most of which went to Nigerian organised crime groups.”
Speaking at the formal launch of the report in New York, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said it “paints a sobering picture of the threat posed by illegal drugs.”
“Traffickers break more than the law,” he said. “They break the human spirit. They fuel terrorism and insurgency.
In a report compiled by the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), it was said: “Nigerian groups likely dominate the African drug trade and are active in many countries around the world, including destination countries in Europe.”
The UNODC report, which formed the basis of a UN Security Council briefing on Friday, also said: “drug trafficking in Africa involves both African networks, including Nigerians and Tanzanians, as well as foreign networks, including Chinese and Pakistanis.”
Besides, it was also revealed that “the heroin trade in Indonesia is predominantly controlled and directed by West Africans, particularly Nigerians.
The World Drug Report 2011 released over the weekend at the United Nations head office in New York disclosed under its African section: “In 2009, Africa’s drug trafficking market was worth an estimated US$3.2 billion – most of which went to Nigerian organised crime groups.”
Speaking at the formal launch of the report in New York, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said it “paints a sobering picture of the threat posed by illegal drugs.”
“Traffickers break more than the law,” he said. “They break the human spirit. They fuel terrorism and insurgency.
In a report compiled by the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), it was said: “Nigerian groups likely dominate the African drug trade and are active in many countries around the world, including destination countries in Europe.”
The UNODC report, which formed the basis of a UN Security Council briefing on Friday, also said: “drug trafficking in Africa involves both African networks, including Nigerians and Tanzanians, as well as foreign networks, including Chinese and Pakistanis.”
Besides, it was also revealed that “the heroin trade in Indonesia is predominantly controlled and directed by West Africans, particularly Nigerians.
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