The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has called for a strong national response and sustained support for the alternative development programme recently initiated. This initiative was established to curb illicit cannabis cultivation, uplift rural communities and strengthen national security. Marwa spoke at a news briefing on Tuesday in Abuja […]
Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says top military leaders attempted to block President Bola Tinubu from emerging as governor of Lagos state in 1999. Marwa, who served as the military administrator of Lagos from 1996 to 1999, said the military establishment viewed Tinubu as a threat because of his […]
President Bola Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Mohammed Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), by another five years. A statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to the president, relayed that Marwa will remain NDLEA boss until 2031. Marwa, a former military governor of Lagos, […]
The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa, has said that 15 million Nigerians indulge in the consumption of illicit drugs. Marwa disclosed this in an interactive session with Local Government Chairmen in Plateau on Wednesday in Jos. He decried the surge in the distribution and consumption […]
IDRIS AHMED, LOKOJA National Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drugs law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier-General Muhammed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has disclosed that no fewer than 14.3 million young and adult Nigerians from the ages of 16 to 64 years abuse hard substances. He disclosed this at the weekend while delivering a speech […]
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohammed Buba Marwa, has described drug abuse as a national tragedy and major cause of insecurity in the country. Marwa, who spoke at a stakeholders meeting held on Friday in Lokoja, lamented that drug abuse remained the major cause of insecurity in the country. He noted that […]
*Marwa hails President Buhari’s support for Agency’s work Joy Joseph, Lagos. Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has approved the immediate promotion of 3,506 officers and men to their next ranks, thus breaking the jinx of long years of stagnation in the Agency. The promotion […]
Former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa (retd) has said that retired military officers in the country are solidly behind troops fighting insurgency battle in the northeast notwithstanding the complaints and in some cases, distractions against the nations’ gallant military. Speaking as a guest of the 2019 West African Social Activities (WASA) of […]
Former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa has said that nobody can defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. Marwa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said from political calculations, no formidable candidate can withstand Buhari during the upcoming election. Speaking with another newspaper, the APC chieftain maintained […]