'Drug use, mental illness feed each other’ - NDLEA boss Marwa

'Drug use, mental illness feed each other’ - NDLEA boss Marwa

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), has said that drug use and mental illness feed each other, warning that “if we only arrest the symptoms, we will keep missing the cause.” In a statement, the Director of Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja, Femi Babafemi, said Marwa made the remark on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, while chairing the f…

NDLEA arrests 38,242, seizes drugs worth ₦2.5tn - Lagos Television

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 38,242 suspects, seized more than 5.8 million kilogrammes of illicit drugs valued at over ₦2.5 trillion and secured 6,232 convictions between January 2025 and September 2026. The figures were disclosed at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, where Nigeria...

NDLEA arrests 1,860 suspects, seizes over 5.4 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has arrested 1,860 suspects and seized 5,409.814 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs between January and September. The NDLEA Public Relations Officer in Kano, ASN Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano, on behalf …

NDLEA Records 38,242 Arrests, Seizes Drugs Worth ₦2.5trn In 21 Months

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested 38,242 suspects, seized more than 5.8 million kilogrammes of illicit drugs worth over ₦2.5 trillion and secured 6,232 convictions between January 2025 and September 2026.

NDLEA Rehabilitates 53,800 Drug Users In 5 Years

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has rehabilitated more than 53,800 persons in its 31 facilities across Nigeria in the last five years, as it called for increased investment in mental health care and community-based rehabilitation. NDLEA chairman, Brigadier-General Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), disclosed this at the fifth edition of The Conversation Conference (TCC 5.0), organised by Intersect Consortium, where he stressed the need…

NDLEA has transformed Nigeria's drug control — Marwa at UNGA

By Annette Ikponmwonba | October 13, 2026 Key Points · NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) says the agency has delivered measurable results and transformed Nigeria’s drug control · He spoke at the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, represented by the agency’s Secretary, Shadrach Haruna · Between January […] Continue reading %%POSTNAME%% at %%BLOGNAME%%.