Cameroon’s Far North Becomes Stronghold for Drugs From Nigeria, Others

Due to a lack of control, drug trafficking is increasing and fuelling insecurity in the north of Cameroon.

In July this year, after June’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Cameroon’s public health minister revealed that the Far North Region was in the top three countrywide with the highest rates of drug use. North West and South West were the other two regions.

In 2021, the Far North alone accounted for 43 per cent of new drug users, up from 10 per cent in 2017 and 22…