Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former councillor in Ibeju-Lekki local government area, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan, following the recovery of illicit drugs from his residence.
The arrest formed part of a series of nationwide operations by the anti-narcotics agency, which also led to the interception of drugs concealed in baby diapers and the recovery of hundreds of improvised explosive device components in different states.
This was made known in a statement yesterday by the NDLEA Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi
The 45-year-old suspect, who previously served two terms as councillor representing Orimedu community, was arrested on March 2, 2026, at his residence in Ilado, Ibeju-Lekki. During a search of the property, NDLEA operatives recovered 40 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, from one of the rooms in the house.
According to the agency, the suspect, who currently works as a legislative aide, admitted ownership of both the drugs and the property where the substance was recovered.
In Federal Capital Territory, NDLEA officers intercepted a 32-year-old businessman, Emeka Hyginus Okwor, on March 3. The suspect was arrested in a vehicle travelling from Obollo-Afor in Enugu State to Zuba in Abuja. A search of his luggage revealed 1,000 pills of tapentadol (250mg) hidden inside baby diapers.
The suspect reportedly confessed that the drugs were meant for delivery to Guduwa village in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State, where he operates a provision store.
On the same day, NDLEA operatives along the Kabba–Obajana highway in Kogi State intercepted Mey Ali Muhamat, a 36-year-old Cameroonian national. The suspect, who hails from Maroua in the Republic of Cameroon, was found with 1.55 kilograms of Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis. The drugs were concealed inside a standing fan carton.
Muhamat was reportedly travelling in a commercial bus from Lagos to Cameroon through Lokoja, Kano and Maiduguri.
