JNI, CAN differ over death penalty for drug dealers

The Jamaa’tu Nasril Islam (JNI) and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday differ over death penalty for drug dealers.
While the Islamic body advocated death penalty for drug dealers as one of the means by which the menace of drug and substance abuse could be checked in Nigeria, the Christian counterpart suggested full enforcement of existing laws on drug offenders.
The two religious bodies made these statements during their separate meetings with members of Presidential Advisory Committee on Elimination of Drug Abuse (PACEDA) led by Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), who were in Kaduna as part of their nationwide consultations on elimination of drug abuse.