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in south africa, we follow a former addicts journey from the streets onto the stage. and kenya's 1st female super by champion, takes us on a ride into possibly with the issue for cause this will africa screwing drug abuse problem. this problem is heightened because of the continents young population. nigeria has immediate rac problem on its hunts in africa, most populous country. more people are abusing drugs than anywhere else in the world. in the following story, we meet bazooka in kano, nod nigeria, he gives us an insight into how many young people procured rocks and avoid the prying eyes of society. in colonel,

a thriving commercial city in north west nigeria. here and surprising youth, a viable workforce. what's on the flip side use also print victims of illicit drugs and so source of use drugs are rubbing, major is move of their future in missouri. our area of kernel we meet was a 34 year old meal. drug addicts was volunteered to bait. all i started taking it when i was in secondary school, it was introduced by my friends. bazooka is gainfully employed. he works with a construction firm. hello, ross over stoutly yell marie. location. ok next 5 minutes instead for you to go to don't good luck by mid dragon would follies. so you just met calling us up the drugs that is like listening condos. t tama is or if our non coding data form exam

d. 5 silva, i thing is the only once after various phone calls bazooka drives to different locations in cuddle to pick up supplies. having gotten the products bazooka drives to a junkyard away from the prying eyes of the community. and the look at a junkyard again. is converging jungle li call. it's a luxurious hold for the consumption of elicit rose. i bought a good suit bazooka. arise with the stock with linda with the quizzing. you know, i know it might not take it unless i ordered

a yellow one. it wouldn't hurt if i get to drugs and i take it i will fill joy. hi p. i know said my burn free as bizarre as it may seem. bazooka is on his way out of drugs. hence his corporation. i once have on it. i realize that if i take it, it will be an odd up problem to my my body and my health, but gradually and all, i hope so. if i put mine, i will stop it. put a walk away from drug addiction as an enduring journey. this rehabilitation shelter houses over 30 victims of broken substance abuse at a go. we were told that the last batch of inmates were discharged 3 days ago. in session of this are well her shelter. we are very well agitated over 100 and it's

one inmate. from here we moved what the organization refers to as a black spots in southern gary area of co states, most of the rehabilitated drug abuse victims come from here. when we create a program, we call them together and you know, share ideas with them. tell them what drugs tell them or if it of drugs who react to their health bazooka has taken a giant step and has reached out for help. today, bazookas, journey to freedom has started with concerted steps, the nigerian society could reclaim its young generation one youth at a time. i honestly hope that bazooka successfully gets clean, but for many young people in nigeria, the picture does not really look good for us. morales and weak law enforcement. make it easy for drug cartels to ship tons or brocks in to west africa,

on the transit to europe. and many of the drugs take their route. you see here. but a lot of these drives remain in countries like nigeria. and when police officers meant to check these crimes accused of aid in traffic s, like in the case of supercop, our backyard, it paints a gloomy picture. but a young people in the address capital up which are, are not given up. we have ideas for how this problem come to result in this recent st debate does share some of these ideas with it at kamani. ah, hi and welcome back to another episode of the 77 percent this week. we are back in a bull janae julia, and we had to ask an age or question. is it possible to win the war on drugs? i want to ask mr. mohammed a j is the commandant of n d l e a. this is the national drug or legislative body here in the country. about

14000000 people have used drugs at some point. why do you think this number is so high compared to the rest of the world? if luka a decisive nat geo cubic mission was, were over 200 and some to 1000000 people. so 14 is what the fraction then what steve it is too high. so the local factors are, can be a deuce as to whether or why they are using these drugs, lack of employment into society. will it be, ah, lack of parental cheer? will it be broken? who? so a lot of factors can be a deuced, why a lot of use artic in his room. so let me introduce half. so who is an investigative journalist? tell us what the biggest challenge is, what are people consuming? how are they getting access to it? most drug abusers do it as a cry for help is not that they just woke up and decided to start doing drugs, but rather there's always some sort of stemming reason why they chose to do it as, as, as a thought of relief. yeah. he mentioned unemployment, of course it's one we'll also need to look at the aspect of women. many women

result into taking drugs from what we have them reported because of either being married at a young age or because they're divorced. and in northern nigeria being at the bottom, it is such a taboo to the point that some parents would kick their daughter out if they could cut out obviously. where do you think you'll find refuge? yeah, it's either she find someone or be friends on one or gets her boyfriend that will eventually pusher or influence her into starting drugs. right? yeah, i want to come to you hums because you come from a region in this country called poppy. can you tell us a little bit about it festival? i think a speaking of poppy and talking about drug abuse, i think you're going to go anywhere from each other to go out to the streets. you see a very young do you walk in on the streets? teaching has like a civic like awesome. it's normal and parental support or social security numbers also postal studies, fulton fighting from way comparable or really influenced using agreements with drugs. okay. okay. i made you been quite for a while. let me bring you into the conversation. what is your experience, ah,

with drug use and abuse, ah, knowing full well that at the more mentoring a relationship with somebody who is kindly fighting addiction. everybody has something to do with the use of drugs either you use in you have used or someone close to you is use in or someone in your family is use it here. i don't think there's a home in ledger alone duct. okay, let me just do a quick survey ab. 2 what he's saying, any of you know, somebody who is directly or indirectly affected by drugs, please raise your hands. so it's very, very wide spreads. okay, so tell me what you experience was your personal experience or let of oliver as to why you do drug, timothy. i own i'm into hard label. i used is as fan kill after walking. i do. some will tell you it's been a hard day. i can sleep. when i get home, there's no light. your new drugs may shislett. so needs to be awake all night. just to walk probably a different unit trucks to do so one way or the other. you see it gets us coming back to the usual joke. okay. yeah. can you tell me some of the things and ways

that people are employing to get that? hi, people go to extra lens, leg getting highs from the fuck away. and it works. yeah. so mohammed is your job then an impossible one. why you set up to fail? because if people are going to literally go to the gutters to get that high and who knows what's let them there, you can't possibly enforce that. you can't control that. we will have a problem. there has to be a legislation. does will also cover this kind of look and drops. now that the, are you much, maybe wendy and dearly ups was actually enacted. boost is we're not put into consideration what, what, what do we do we do use current one. do you do? do you arrest them off cause more mentally. you temperament. you are as there. what are the end of the day? you cannot prosecutor because data is not covered under our legislation at all. we have difficulty de leon phase or let me come to you as a psychologist because i think it's really easy to castigate. people who use drugs and say, hey, they're a menace to society,

they're the problem. but are we failing to understand the deeper issues? addiction doesn't, it doesn't just, you just can't get addicted to a drug. your body system has to tolerate the drugs. what is tolerance done leads to addiction. so psychologically this people are using these drugs. they are, they are chained because they can't stop themselves from taking the drugs. even if today they are going to keep a trop lot of home india offices in a place. and somebody wants to get the drug and was showing you that, that, that particular neurotransmitter is going to keep on secret. and until he finds, or he, she finds her way to go and get this drug. yeah. how accessible is rehabilitation and treatment? because that's the next logical solution to a person who's suffering from addiction. they are the medical you trained rehabs where you can go and get some psycho social hope that you need therapy. but then they're also delux colby haps, we've done reports on how we've seen so many cases encounter where drugs are tied

up in chains like animals, all in the name of you. hello tating them. so let's come up with solutions now. there's a reason why the war on drugs was started because there are far reaching consequences to the abuse of some of these substances. hasta. i think it's better to nip it in the bud before it begins. then after you should be able to a child to be able to go to his parents and literally tell them what they're going to let their hearts out completely so that they know that at the end of the day, there's someone there for me. drugs isn't on you think that's there from here. okay . i'm sorry. let's hear from you because besides enforcement of laws, what else can be done then it's are you is that mine says that has been created before the fear of the police officer. we need some bigger police officers, our friend, and they need to show it from the outward perspective. that okay, you are our friend. then in the buddha's relationship between the boots versus the appearance also need to be sensitizing. they also play a very big rule in,

you know, on corbin, this year had drugs. so a holistic approach to web sensitization and education. i made a left hear from you 1st hand experience having used the drugs yourselves, the now senior gulf and battling with this. what do you think it will take to finally put an end to it and put in an end to joking it to look at the site to corruption 1st. steve, will you put in this responsibility of fighting this war? i do any fighting the war or they just returned in to fight the war. good question . because you, you confiscate a whole lot of drugs. we do see on t v just with some bags of we then put it on fire over the actual how close to the rest of the drugs. because let's wind up with mr. mohammed here because i started with you also curious to know what more you can have in order to be further empowered to do your job, governor knew to do better to,

to fund the agency provides us with all the tools that we need on so that you will see all that sort of able to get them to put their best foot forward. you yeah, well i thank you for the comments and i think that's a great place to wrap up this debate. now at the beginning, i asked a critical question. is it possible to wage a war drugs? i don't know the answer to that, but what i do know is that from the discussion here, it is clear that the focus should rather not be on drugs, but on human beings. thank you for watching a thank you. also it is and your panel for that interesting conversation. if want to know more about the ideas that these young people have had on to our youtube channel, where you can watch a longer version of this to beat. law enforcement is obviously one way to deal with that drug abuse minutes. another is to provide support and understand that addicts need affection and opportunity. and this is what kept house zip zip academy gave to

jacobus klassen. today, the former drug addict wows funds with his captivating skills. the turning point india cooper's class and life began in this place. the zip workers academy in cape town, south africa here, the 29 year old is training 5 to 6 times per week. the foremost rich child has come along. oh wait. if he's one of the main performance is up. second clown, i provide jack. he's rebel 2 is like located in the cape town, district of woodstock. zip is up. he's not only a sucker, but also a training center. the academy offers a free education for young people. brent on vent book found zip up in 1995 together with his wife lawrence. both a former such as we believe that any kid and mother was back on if they're given the opportunity in life and they passionate about what they do. any child can make

it, and zip said, you know, we kind of provide that platform to give children that maybe don't have as much as others. the platform to do something with a life you called was was one of this children touring with zip up circus. took your kobus around the whole world in the last years he even performed in front of tennis superstar, georgia federal or barack obama at the white house. however, his road to success was rocky. as a teenager, if i was to leave the st. paul, a town close to cape town, he was addicted to highly dangerous drugs such as mon trucks and myth. kobus was at the rock bottom. he joined a zip up at the age of 16 with the help of an outreach program. i wanted more for myself. i didn't think of going back to the rags, what dang sellers them and i love that that didn't come close to my head. and

sort of that gave me a taste that gave me a bite of the epl. and as whole myself, i 11 more of the apple, the artist of zips up a training for one of the most important events in south africa, the national at festival in queenstown, jacobo that his group will perform the latest stage program for this all tricks and stents have to be on point. it's festival time. slowly the room feels with people and the cut and goes up. i am yes. and one thing i remember my daughter has helped me never to give up one entity. oh oh, oh. your

call was gave everything, but now he has to improvise. ah, it walks out well, the blouse from the audience sees it all in the middle of the happy bunch. blissful, jacobo? he is aware. within this rule, the former homeless child found himself a real family. i am happy to see that the ya course has been able to make something positive out of his life despite his earlier struggle with drugs. and this goes to show that with a writing formation and direction, we could all become better versions. but you know, sometimes you have to defy dos around you. when people see you can't achieve

a goal, you must prove them wrong. that is a story of how many one t cool. she is the 1st woman to win the east africa by tom to ship. but to do this, she had to speed past all of the stereotypes and societies, expectation of what a woman should do. how many one g is a true, the demon? the professional super biker, has been raising for the past 5 years. even before she get the truck, he always love the open air rush. and what the bike racing maria? oh thought it was there from a friend prison. i do have a good way to pick up the challenge when the funds, the shock and you cause, you know, you can do this. so it's not a very funny, it's like a challenge. then i fall in love with it, and following her passion has paid off in 2019, how many became the 1st woman to win the east african superbike championship?

she then came 2nd of 2019 red starship by championship in johannesburg, south africa as a good weapon that you had that the fuss is he of us. so me i was intending to and then i having them, what do you get from them? and i kinda, yeah, comedy has been instrumental in reducing the stereotype. that reason is not for women. although some races folder, she didn't belong on the track. she didn't let us know her down as she was there was you, you meet some people who want to put your don't. but you know, my clown in their welfare is always it says home when he started making a name for herself. her coach has also noted more women on the truck. we have seen more and more interesting fact. i would see easy now we are heading towards the boston mach locally known as the buddha. what the bike or someone would have

transport it. although it's still uncommon to see women writing motorbike more and more and now it's in the freedom, the border buddhist, offer them whether they are sneaking through traffic was different over roads and highways. i'm only encourages all as firing writers. simply start with what the high by one isn't edison alone in have a team in have a sponsor, any on a bike? well, i know early new is good joined in skills and at the end of it took up the challenge that i was given to be to be the 1st and may be the 1st one on the truck. after a recent injury, how many is back on the track? she's impatient and already training the claim. another podium victory. i'm hoping for how many ones equal i'm just thinking, well, my parents would see if i told them i wanted to be

a superbike rider. from that story, i want to now introduce you to a place that is given a lot of people to become the sports icons. did dream off. come with me to could do go in book in a fossil. this is known as west africa sport city. come, let's check it out. they will. hello, my name is victory and guess who i am an anthony that i'm going to show you my beautiful city of could do good. well, more player let given yeah, probably situated in the center with kina faso could do go is full of young people passionate about one big sport and victory in greece. so is no exception. victory contracted polio age too. but has always been very active. in fact, she represented burkina faso at the 2021 paralympics in tokyo, and she trains regularly with this young generation of athletes, victory practices, javelin, and shock put lum. yeah. me running. oh m, anthony ned,

are missing them. i mean, you soccer, this is my trainer. ithaca gonna me let me know. thanks to him. i've made great progress. i've loved for since childhood. at 1st i wanted to do by creasing my but there is no facility for each in. could you go quietly? that's why i concentrated on the throbbing sports. one of them under nato. fara now it's all about month to month. total doesn't can authority next. victory takes us to sculpt, selling damage workshop. it could have grew, has become a trendy residence for different artist quarterly. i have quality of life in critical is very high and it's much cheaper to live here compared to the capital an work i do good. that's why many artists walk here like the bronze sculpture sally. the pseudo norman is and food solid works are designed for public spaces. this sculpture represents a bob, bob tree, one of the most recognizable symbols of the african continent.

it's time for lunch and victory knows just the place. she's invited members of her sporting club to her local favorite restaurant to indulge including goose signature dish. my cousin had it for 40 all mangled trees is famous far beyond could google for their grilled chicken on spicy rice soon by law . we are in for a tasty meal animal fat to what nap allan. the will, as nighttime approaches could ago, has one last trick up its sleeve. the 8th, because nights of google or in a cave festival, hundreds of musicians and dances come to this cultural highlight. each year and a fair number of local dignitaries june earlier the the any kate festival is the biggest cultural event in could you go? it's already the 26th edition, many famous artists from booking of fossil and neighboring countries come. we are

very proud of any kate and you are welcome to. could you go to potty? we the snap. how about monday? my time from the traditional to the contemporary burkina faso could do go. has it all so if you live in west africa and you're looking for a place where a good mix of tradition and modernity, you know where to go. it's good to go. also, if you want a horn your talent and become the next truck and field star, you can go to, could you go and use your trading facilities that is or show for this week. that's why the problem of tracks there are solutions. so don't despair. if you know someone struggling with drugs, so the solutions in this sure could help. i want to know how you get along. so send me a message on facebook, instagram and youtube. also you can drop me an email at 77 at dw dot com. i

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