President Bola Tinubu has approved another five-year term for Brigadier-General (rtd) Mohammed Buba Marwa as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
The renewal stretches his leadership until 2031 and deepens his role in Nigeria’s long battle against narcotics and addiction. It also signals the President’s continued trust in a man widely seen as the face of Nigeria’s modern anti-drug campaign.
Marwa, a retired officer from Adamawa State, first took charge of the NDLEA in January 2021 under former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Before then, he led the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse, shaping national strategy and pushing for stronger community action.
His long public career spans military command, diplomatic postings, and academic training at institutions such as the Nigerian Defence Academy, the University of Pittsburgh, and Harvard University.
Under his stewardship, the NDLEA has made some of its biggest breakthroughs, including large drug seizures, sweeping arrests, and renewed collaboration with international agencies like the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the UK National Crime Agency.
The agency has also scaled grassroots advocacy to curb addiction in homes, schools, and workplaces across Nigeria.
President Tinubu praised these efforts, saying “Your reappointment is a vote of confidence in your onerous efforts to rid our country of the menace of drug trafficking and drug abuse. I urge you not to relent in tracking the merchants of hard drugs.”
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