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Police takes drug campaign to schools

The Rwanda National Police has launched a country wide campaign in schools to discourage students from abusing drugs. The exercise is conducted by the directorate of community policing.

The campaign will cover 100 secondary schools, 20 from each province based on the level of drug abuse and indiscipline cases reported in districts where the schools are located. The target group is students of senior one to senior six.

According to the Director of Community Policing Senior Superintendent W.M Higiro, Community Policing has helps reduce drug abuse and related crimes through information sharing from anti- drug clubs in schools.

He said students will soon go into a three-month holiday. During the holidays, students tend to engage in bad acts such as drug abuse and premature sexual behaviours. This is the right time to sensitize them about the effects of drug abuse.

SSP Higiro further said that campaign is intended to instill a lasting impact on their behavior. “It will also help in crime reduction, cut down unwanted pregnancies and reduction of spread of HIV and other STD,” he said.