Nigeria, May 21 -- Popular Nigerian Singer, Small Doctor, real name Adekunle Temitope, has lamented the growing drug abuse epidemic among young people.

The Afrop-Pop singer made this observation via his X handle on Tuesday, calling for urgent intervention.

The former bus conductor said he went to where he grew up and met distressing scenes: young men, some of whom he grew up with, visibly under the influence of drugs.

He noted that some young men were sleeping while standing and making "crazy postures" while sleeping.

"The rate at which young chaps use drugs nowadays is alarming," he said, expressing disappointment. "These were promising guys we grew up with. Now, they're shadows of themselves."

He recalled that the veteran Fuji musi...