Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday hailed the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), on the successful operation of the agency leading to the arrest of an international drug syndicate and recovery of 1,855kilograms worth of cocaine.

In a phone call to the Chairman from New York where the president is attending the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 77), he said that the news of the recovery gladdens his heart.

The President in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina was quoted as telling Gen. Marwa, “You have demonstrated over and again that choosing you to lead this fight against wicked merchants of death whose sole aim is to endanger and truncate the future of our youth is a very good choice. Please keep up the good work.

“I deeply appreciate the work that you have put into the eradication of the drug menace. It gladdens my heart as I continue to follow the successes achieved under your leadership.”

According to the statement, “At a meeting later with members of his delegation, the President said, “Buba Marwa is doing well. Two tonnes of cocaine, that’s a haul.”

Recall that the NDLEA had recently announced the “highest cocaine seizure” worth over 278 million dollars and arrest of drug barons including a foreigner in a major operation lasting two days across different locations in Lagos.

By Adeyemi Badejo

But you are not doing well