LAGOS – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former two-term councillor at Ibeju-Lekki Local Council in Lagos State, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan, following intelligence linking him to illicit drug trafficking.
The 45-year-old former council official, who currently serves as a legislative aide, was arrested on Monday, March 2, 2026, at his residence in Ilado, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. A search of the premises led to the recovery of 40 kilogrammes of skunk, a strain of cannabis, from one of the rooms.
In his statement, Sheleru admitted ownership of the drugs and the property where they were found. He also confirmed that he had served two terms as councillor representing the Orimedu community in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government.
In the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, NDLEA officers on Tuesday, March 3, intercepted a 32-year-old businessman, Emeka Hyginus Okwor, in a vehicle travelling from Obollo-Afor in Enugu State to Zuba, FCT. A search of his luggage uncovered 1,000 pills of tapentadol (250mg) concealed inside baby diapers.
The suspect admitted ownership of the drugs and said he was transporting them to Guduwa village in Gurara Local Council of Niger State, where he operates a provision store.
On the same day, NDLEA operatives on patrol along the Kabba–Obajana highway in Kogi State intercepted a consignment of Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 1.55kg, concealed inside a standing fan carton belonging to a 36-year-old Cameroonian, Mey Ali Muhamat, from Maroua in Cameroon.
The suspect was travelling in a commercial bus from Lagos to Cameroon via Lokoja, Kano and Maiduguri.
In Niger State, operatives on patrol along the Mokwa–Jebba road on Wednesday, March 4, intercepted a commercial bus coming from Ibadan, Oyo State, with 500 pieces of improvised explosive device (IED) components concealed in a white sack intended for delivery to a recipient in Pelegi.
A follow-up operation led to the arrest of the intended recipient, Osama Abdullahi, 21, in Pelegi, Mashegu Local Council.
In Adamawa State, NDLEA operatives in Yola recovered about 122,000 pills of tramadol and 700 grammes of methamphetamine from a false bottom in a truck marked ENU 645XX, which was conveying 2,000 cartons of local drinks. The interception occurred on Wednesday, March 4.
In a related operation, Muhammed Ali, 20, was arrested at Gadar Tamburawa in Kano on Tuesday, March 3, with 11,283 pills of tramadol.
Meanwhile, NDLEA officers in Ogun State conducted a raid in Ogere, where they arrested two suspects, Nazifi Mudansir and Kabiru Musa, in possession of 46 kilogrammes of skunk.
In Delta State, two suspects — Joy Chukwuma, 25, and Eugene Felix, 22 — were arrested on Saturday, March 7, at Ogwashi-Uku with 18.63kg of skunk, 10.8 litres of codeine-based syrup, and 4,268 pills of tramadol and swinol.
In Edo State, a 48-year-old suspect, Eke London, and his accomplice, Austin Isusi, 49, were arrested at Egbesi Forest in Uhunmwonde Local Council, where NDLEA operatives destroyed 1,910.25kg of skunk on two farms. At Ikhin town in Owan East Local Council, another suspect, Alaba Adeboye, 47, was arrested with 176.50kg of skunk.
