First wife of the Chairman/Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), Mrs Zainab Marwa, is dead.
A statement made available on Saturday by the family, also disclosed that Mrs Marwa died in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 66 after a brief illness.
According to the statement, the deceased is survived by four adult children: Abubakar, Mohamed Jr, Mariam and Zainab, and 10 grandchildren as well as her siblings and aged mother.
During her lifetime, the late Mrs Marwa championed the course of women and the girl child.
The statement added that a burial arrangement will be announced at a later date by the family.
