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NDLEA Boss, Buba Marwa Loses First Wife, Zainab

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Hajia Zainab, the first wife of Brig. Gen, Buba Marwa Rtd., chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), is dead.

A statement by the family said Zainab died in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness.

The nature of the illness was not made known by the family.

Zainab Marwa, a native of Imo State, was 66 years old.

She left behind her four children: Abubakar, Mohamed, Mariam and Zainab, and 10 grandchildren as well as her siblings and aged mother.

Throughout her life, she advocated for the advancement of women and the girl-child.

The family will announce a burial plan at a later date, according to the statement.

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