The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has harped on the need to cultivate leadership qualities early in life
Speaking on Sunday during the commissioning of the new Start-Rite School building and the 4th Amaka Ndoma-Egba Memorial Lecture in Abuja, Marwa attributed many of Nigeria’s challenges to failures in leadership and accountability.
The NDLEA boss also shed light on a disturbing trend within the drug trade, revealing the involvement of visually impaired individuals in trafficking illicit substances.
“Recently, the NDLEA uncovered a cartel involving visually impaired individuals,” Marwa disclosed. “We arrested a blind man transporting a large consignment of cannabis from Lagos to Kano. During interrogation, he claimed he didn’t know the package’s contents and provided the name of another blind individual in Lagos. This led us to another blind man, and eventually, we traced the ultimate handler, who was also blind.”
While Marwa refrained from sharing additional details about the cartel’s operations, he acknowledged the unique challenges posed by such cases.
Marwa also paid tribute to Senator Ndoma-Egba, Chairman of the Board of Advisory for Start-Rite School, for organizing the lecture in honor of his late wife, Amaka Ndoma-Egba.
“Amaka Ndoma-Egba was a visionary who established this school to prepare students for a dynamic and ever-changing world,” Marwa said.
Founded in 2008 with just seven pupils, Start-Rite School has grown into a leading institution in Abuja, now serving over 800 students across nursery, primary, and secondary levels.
