WELCOME TO THE AFRICAN COUNCIL ON NARCOTICS
The African Council on Narcotics (ACON) is a non-racial, non-political, non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO). ACON engages in diverse actions and activities against illicit drug abuse and trafficking. The primary mandate of the council is to improve upon the quality of life of the youth and young adults; empowering them to live healthy, drug and crime-free lifestyle.
ACON’s objectives have expanded into criminal justice administration, crime prevention, security matters and peace building, amongst others. The council was founded and officially registered on 8 July 1996. Since then, ACON has embarked upon several programmes and projects in line with the objectives and mandate in the ACON charter. Learn More
Substance Abuse Sensitization Programme in Capital City University, Kano State
The African Council on Narcotics (ACON) held a one day Drug Abuse and Cultism Prevention Talk show for students and staff of Edanafa Secondary School, Ediba, ABI Local Government Area, Cross River State, on Friday 14 February 2025. Key resource persons at the event were Dr. Mrs. Stella C. Bassey, an ACON Trustee, Chief Superintendent of Police Innocent Ayabotu, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Ugep Divisional Police Office, and Dr. Rekpene Bassey, President of the African Council on Narcotics. The event was graced by Ovai Anehozeng Njokhu, one of the prominent Ediba Chiefs, and turned out very successfully. The twin evil of drug abuse and cultism are major social manaces in our general areas presently and require more than urgent attention… Unfortunately the government does not pay these social manaces the desired attention. It is hoped members of the political class and non governmental bodies might be stirred into providing the necessary driving force to tackle these social ills in our various communities.
Network OF collaboratoRs
Our networks cut across local and foreign bodies incuding:
- United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC)
- National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
- National Anti-Corruption Coalition (NACC) of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commision (ICPC)
- World Federation Against Drugs (WFAD)
- Vienna Ngo Committee on Drugs (VNGOC)
- Open Society Foundation, New York
- International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), UK
- Alliance of Ngos on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
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