Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd)
5 Mar
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), yesterday, urged Nigerians, especially Muslim faithful, to use the month of Ramadan to pray for God’s guidance for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, state governors, ministers, and other political leaders in the country.
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Fifteen drug kingpins out of 3,412 offenders successfully prosecuted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and convicted in 2023, bagged 168 years of imprisonment.
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Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), has outlined efforts to curb substance abuse and illicit drug production and trafficking. He said his organisation is planning an alternative development strategy to drive drug cartels out of business and protect the environment against adverse effects of the unwholesome trade. The…
15 Jul 2023
Barely 24 hours after the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) directed all commands and formations of the agency to begin an immediate clampdown on illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide...
12 Jul 2023
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), has directed all commands and formations of the agency to clamp down on illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as ‘laughing gas’, following its abuse by persons using it for recreational purposes.
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The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd.) has decried the use illicit drugs among young persons of school age in Nigeria, saying “it has taken a worrisome dimension.”
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