New Telegraph-Admin 
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.- Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has said that the bolstered capacity of the antinarcotic body within the maritime space will further tighten the noose on drug barons and cartels with the volume of recent arrests and seizures of illicit substances on the waterways and seaports.
Marwa, according to a statement by the agencies Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, stated this in Lagos yesterday at the commissioning of NDLEA Marine Command Headquarters, a facility built and donated by the British Government. In his words, “I have to express my profound appreciation to the British High Commission in Nigeria for believing in this project and considering it worthy of His Majesty’s investment.
The timely delivery of this project and the high standard of the finished work speak volumes about the commitment of the British Government to support our efforts. “Not quite long ago, a similar edifice, completed with state-of-the-art fittings, was handed over to NDLEA by the British Government at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
There has also been a series of capacity building initiatives and provisions of equipment by the Home Office International Operations, which have bolstered the capability of the Agency’s personnel and have enhanced phenomenal drug seizures and arrests. We deeply appreciate the effort of the British government and its institutions.
