Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former two-term councillor at Ibeju-Lekki local government area council in Lagos State, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan, following credible intelligence linking him to illicit drug sale and trafficking.

In a Sunday statement signed by Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, the 45-year-old ex-local council chief was arrested at his residence in Ilado, Ibeju-Lekki, after a search conducted by operatives uncovered 40 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, in his room.

According to the statement, the suspect admitted ownership of the exhibits and property where the drugs were recovered.

The statement reads, “The 45-year-old ex-local council chief who currently serves as a legislative aide 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.”

 In a similar operation 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.  

The statement reads, “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.”

 Also on the 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 Cameroonian, Mey Ali Muhamat, who hails from Maroua, Republic of Cameroon.

“The suspect was travelling in a commercial bus from Lagos to Cameroon enroute Lokoja, Kano and Maiduguri.”

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 In Niger state, “operatives on patrol along the 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.”

 In another operation in Adamawa, “No fewer than 122,000 pills of tramadol and 700grams of methamphetamine were recovered from the false bottom of a truck marked ENU 645XX conveying 2000 cartons of local drinks by NDLEA operatives in Yola on Wednesday, 4th March.”

 A 20-year-old suspect identified as Muhammed Ali was nabbed at Gadar Tamburawa, Kano, on Tuesday, 3rd March, with 11,283 pills of tramadol, while NDLEA officers in Ogun state, during a raid operation in Ogere, arrested two suspects: Nazifi Mudansir and Kabiru Musa, in possession of 46 kilograms of skunk.

 In Delta, “two suspects: Joy Chukwuma, 25, and Eugene Felix, 22, were nabbed on Saturday, 7th March at Ogwashi uku with 18.63kg skunk, 10.8 litres of codeine-based syrup and 4,268 pills of tramadol and swinol.”

 A 48-year-old suspect, Eke London, and his accomplice, Austin Isusi, 49, were arrested at Egbisi forest, Uhumwonde LGA, Edo State, where 1,910.25kg of skunk was destroyed by NDLEA operatives on two farms, while at Ikhin town, Owan East LGA, another 47-year-old suspect, Alaba Adeboye, was apprehended with 176.50kg of skunk.

Chairman of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa commended the officers and men of Lagos, FCT, Kano, Niger, Kogi, Edo, Ogun, Delta, Adamawa, and Edo Commands for the arrests, seizures and their dexterity.

Marwa encourages operatives across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.