Zim Now Writer
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered the police to lock up drug users as a measure to fight drug abuse, a rampant phenomenon that has led to suicides as well as other deaths and illnesses in the country.
The president made the call during a field tour at his Pricabe Farm in Kwekwe in the Midlands Province.
"We must collectively fight drug abuse at family, household, community, business levels, we must fight this together. It is no longer an issue that you say Government will do this for us, all of us must fight drug abuse, it is destroying our young generation.
"I have ordered police to arrest anyone who would be found drunk from drugs. The moment they wake up, they should be able to name the person who supplied them and they get arrested. That is the way we can end this menace," said Mnangagwa, adding that there have been many reports that some people end up committing suicide while some kill each other due to bullying.
"Parents should play their role in telling their children not to participate in bullying others."
Commenting on the issue of bullying, the President said government was exploring ways of dealing with the menace, adding that bullies should be expelled from school to create a conducive learning environment.
The President also called on traditional leaders, including chiefs and headmen, and the church to continue preaching the gospel of peace, tolerance and love.
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