BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—A former two terms Councilor at Ibeju-Lekki local government council in Lagos state, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following credible intelligence linking him to illicit drug sale and trafficking.
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 Orimedu community in 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.
