Tag: Buba Marwa

Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Gambari, PS State House, others receive COVID-19 vaccines

Ishaku Yohanna

The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, on Monday received the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, at the State House Clinic, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Gen. Buba Marwa, and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, also received the vaccine at the clinic. NAN reports that Gambari and others were administered the vaccine after some frontline health workers as well as…

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‘Drug abuse root cause of banditry, kidnapping’ says Wike

Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, says the root causes of banditry and kidnapping in the country are the illicit use of drugs. Wike disclosed this during a visit by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) chairman, Mohammed Buba Marwa at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. “It’s most unfortunate that people think that fighting crime is only when you fight bandits and kidnappers. But nobody wants to understand the root cause of most of these crimes”, Wike said, adding that with efforts to reduce the…

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“90% of criminalities in Nigeria linked to drug abuse” – Marwa

Aminu Imam

Says war against illicit drugs is fight to finish The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) has said that 90% of criminalities in Nigeria is linked to drug abuse. The new NDLEA helmsman, who disclosed this at three different fora on Monday, where he met with various stakeholders in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, said as such the war against the menace of illicit drug trafficking, peddling and abuse is a fight to finish with him in the saddle of…

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NDLEA seeks approval for drug test on govt appointees, security agencies, students

Aminu Imam

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), says it will seek Government’s approval to conduct drug tests on tertiary institutions’ new students, security agencies’ fresh recruits and appointees. The Chairman of the agency, Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), disclosed this during a meeting with Commanders of the 36 States, FCT and special Commands yesterday, in Abuja. Marwa said that he would soon propose to the government the necessity for drug tests for all tertiary institutions-resuming students. He added that the test would also be conducted for National Youths Service Corps, (NYSC), members, new…

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Over 15 million Nigerians use hard drugs, says Marwa

Aminu Imam

Ø  Resumes as new NDLEA boss The new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), has said the number of drug users in Nigeria today is over 15 million people across all ages. Marwa disclosed this yesterday, as he resumed office at the NDLEA Headquarters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The new NDLEA boss added that drug use has eaten very deeply into the social fabric of the country, saying it is the task of the agency to check the problem and…

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Buba Marwa emerges new NDLEA boss

Aminu Imam

…As FG suspends screening of 5,000 job seekers President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Brigadier-General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), as the new Director-General (DG) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Until this appointment, Mohamed Buba Marwa was the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Drug Abuse. Meanwhile, the Federal Government has stopped the planned screening of 5,000 applicants seeking employment with NDLEA as part of concerted efforts to prevent the spread of the corona-virus spread in the country. Government claimed…

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