Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former two-term Councilor at Ibeju-Lekki local government council in Lagos state, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan following credible intelligence linking him to illicit drug sale and trafficking.
The Spokesman NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
According to him, he was arrested on Monday 2nd March 2026, at his residence in Ilado, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, where a search was conducted and 40 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, were recovered from one of his rooms.
“In his statement, Sheleru admitted ownership of the exhibit and the property where it was recovered.
He said he had previously served two terms as a Councilor representing the Orimedu community in the Ibeju-Lekki local government council”.
“At the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, NDLEA officers on Tuesday, 3rd March, intercepted a 32-year-old businessman, Emeka Hyginus Okwor, in a vehicle coming from Obollo- Afor in Enugu state to Zuba, FCT.
“When his luggage was searched, 1,000 pills of tapentadol 250mg were found concealed inside baby diapers.
“The suspect admitted ownership and revealed that he was taking the consignment to Guduwa village in Gurara LGA, Niger state, where he has a provision store.
“On the same day, 3rd of March, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Kabba/Obajana highway, Kogi state, intercepted a consignment of Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 1.550kg concealed inside a standing fan carton belonging to 36-year-old Cameroon national, Mey Ali Muhamat, who hails from Maroua, Republic of Cameroon.
“The suspect was travelling in a commercial bus from Lagos to Cameroon en route to Lokoja, Kano and Maiduguri.
“In Niger state, operatives on patrol along Mokwa – Jebba road on Wednesday, 4th March, intercepted a commercial bus coming from Ibadan, Oyo state, with 500 pieces of improvised explosive device (IED) components concealed inside a white sack to be delivered to a recipient at Pelegi.
“A swift follow-up operation led to the arrest of the recipient, Osama Abdullahi, 21, at Pelegi, Mashegu local government area of the state.”