NDLEA Arrests Former Lagos Councillor With 40kg of Skunk

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a former councillor in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, Sheleru Olalekan, over his alleged role in illicit drug trafficking.
The 45-year-old, who previously served two terms representing the Orimedu community and now works as a legislative aide, was apprehended at his residence in Ilado, Ibeju-Lekki, on March 2, 2026.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, operatives said they recovered 40 kilograms of skunk — a variety of cannabis — from a room in the suspect’s home during a search.
Babafemi added that in his statement to investigators, Sheleru acknowledged that the drugs and the property where they were found belonged to him.

“He said he had previously served two terms as a Councilor representing Orimedu community in Ibeju-Lekki local government council,” Babafemi said.

In a separate operation in the Federal Capital Territory, NDLEA officers on March 3 intercepted a 32-year-old businessman, Emeka Hyginus Okwor, travelling from Obollo-Afor in Enugu State to Zuba, Abuja.

A search of his luggage led to the discovery of 1,000 pills of tapentadol 250mg concealed inside baby diapers. The suspect reportedly confessed that he was transporting the consignment to Guduwa village in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State, where he operates a provision store.

“On same day, 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,” the statement added.