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Buhari II / TinubuChairman / CEO, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency· 18 January 2021 — sitting

Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd)

Former Military Governor of Lagos. Transformed the NDLEA into a national operational force.

The record

Mohamed Buba Marwa (b. 9 September 1953, Adamawa), former Military Governor of Lagos (1996–1999), revamped NDLEA operations from his appointment in January 2021.

Between January 2021 and end-2024, the NDLEA reported the seizure of over 8 million kg of various illicit drugs and the arrest of over 50,000 suspects — a multifold increase on pre-reform years.

Sources

  • NDLEA — Quarterly Operational Reports, 2021–2024
Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.