Vowing that Nigeria would not submit to the push for its legalisation, Marwa said: “Now, the WHO itself has declared that cannabis affects the brain, alters brain function.
“So, while we appreciate those who want to legalise it for financial gains, we have to be careful to reconcile it with life.
“We can never support legalisation and I don’t see how the National Assembly would pass the bill because I know 90 per cent or more of the honourable and distinguished members of the National Assembly know the implications of this legalisation.
Specifically, on the threats, he quipped: “Severally! It’s almost a daily occurrence because my phone number is open.
He added: “We have, as you know, personnel in the 36 states of the federation and FCT.
And that well done does not go to Gen.