Kano spends N56m on drug addicts —Kwankwaso

THE Kano state government has spent N56 million in rehabilitating the third batch of the 150 youths who were engaged in drug abuse. The state governor, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, made this known on Friday, during the passing out ceremony of the 150 trainees of the Kano Reformatory Institute, Kiru, which is one of the 24 institutes established by his administration. The governor added that the rehabilitated youth would be taken to the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) for training, as done to previous students of the institute, to enable them learn skills that would help them to be fully reintegrated into the society. Kwankwaso disclosed that so far, 312 youths had been reformed and are currently working either as corporate security guards or employees of the
state road management agency, KAROTA. “The trainees were not looking like this three months ago. They couldn’t go through the parade or stand as long as five minutes. now, by the mercy of Almighty God, they are reformed through the state reformatory institute,’’ he said.