Nigeria, June 26 -- The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has urged the federal government to rehabilitate drug abusers, rather than prosecuting them.

The association, popularly known with its Spanish acronym Federacion Internacional de Abogadas (FIDA), made the call as part of activities to mark the international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking, July 26.

In a press briefing on Wednesday by its national president, Rhoda Tyoden, FIDA described persons found culpable in allegations of drug abuses as having been "exploited".

She urged the government for their rehabilitation, as an alternative to "overburdening" the country's prisons with their convictions.

"FIDA Nigeria calls on all to recognise and properly...