NDLEA seeks traditional rulers’ support against drug abuse
- ✦In his response, the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, commended the NDLEA for its fight against illicit drugs and promised to personally submit his suggestions on the fight against drug abuse to the chairman.
- CREDIT: NDLEA The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has solicited the support of traditional rulers in the fight against drug abuse in Nigeria.
- The NDLEA boss, who said he was in Edo State on an assessment visit to the agency’s state command and to address the Regimental Sergeant Majors Convention of the Nigerian Army, described drug abuse as one of the major scourges bedevilling the country.
- In his response, the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, commended the NDLEA for its fight against illicit drugs and promised to personally submit his suggestions on the fight against drug abuse to the chairman.
The NDLEA Chairman, Buba Marwa, has solicited the support of traditional rulers in the fight against drug abuse, which affects over 15 million Nigerians.
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CREDIT: NDLEA The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has solicited the support of traditional rulers in the fight against drug abuse in Nigeria.
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The NDLEA boss, who said he was in Edo State on an assessment visit to the agency’s state command and to address the Regimental Sergeant Majors Convention of the Nigerian Army, described drug abuse as one of the major scourges bedevilling the country.
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NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa RTD CON while presenting a plague to the Oba of Benin kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Omo N'Oba N'Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II (CFR) during an advocacy visit to the Oba in Benin City Edo State on Wednesday November 4, 2026..
