The President, Major General Muhammadu Bihari (retd) has approved the appointment of former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa Rtd as the New Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Marwa, before now,  Chaired the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse, PACEDA, between 2018 and December 2020.

During his administration in Lagos, Marwa initiated the “Operation Sweep”, a joint police and military venture that helped reduce Lagos’ notorious crime rate

General Marwa was once military attaché, Nigerian Embassy, Washington DC, USA, and defence attaché, United Nations, New York, as well as former ambassador to South Africa and the Kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland.

Marwa bagged a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and another master’s degree in International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.