A former two-term Councilor at Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area, 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, just as the anti-narcotics agency recovered illicit drugs in diapers.
The 45-year-old ex-local government chief, who currently serves as a legislative aide, was arrested on March 2, 2026.
Olalekan was arrested at his residence in Ilado, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, where a search was conducted and 40 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, were recovered from one of his rooms.
In his statement, he admitted ownership of the exhibit and the property where it was recovered.
He said he had previously served two terms as a Councillor representing the Orimedu community in Ibeju-Lekki LGA.
At the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, NDLEA officers on March 3, 2026 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.
