Mohammed Buba Marwa

Mohammed Buba Marwa
Chairman National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
Assumed office
January 2021
Preceded byMuhammad Mustapha Abdallah
Governor of Lagos State
In office
August 1996 – May 1999
Preceded byOlagunsoye Oyinlola
Succeeded byBola Ahmed Tinubu
Governor of Borno State
In office
June 1990 – January 1992
Preceded byMohammed Maina
Succeeded byMaina Maaji Lawan
Personal details
Born (1953-09-09) 9 September 1953 (age 71)
Kaduna, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria)
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Alma materNigerian Defence Academy
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Rank Brigadier General

Mohammed Buba Marwa CON (born 9 September 1953), is a retired Nigerian army brigadier general, who is serving as the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) since January 2021. He previously served as governor of Lagos State from 1996 to 1999 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar and governor of Borno State from 1990 to 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.