NDLEA arrests ex-Lagos LG Councilor for illicit drug sale, trafficking

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, person arrested a erstwhile two-term councillor successful Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria, implicit alleged engagement successful illicit cause merchantability and trafficking.

The suspect, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan, 45, who antecedently represented the Orimedu assemblage astatine the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Council and presently serves arsenic a legislative aide, was arrested connected Monday astatine his residence successful Ilado, Ibeju-Lekki.

According to NDLEA, a hunt of the residence led to the betterment of 40 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, from 1 of the rooms.

The bureau said the apprehension followed credible quality linking the erstwhile councillor to illicit cause activities.

NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy astatine the agency’s office successful Abuja, disclosed the improvement successful a connection connected Sunday.

Babafemi said the fishy admitted ownership of the drugs and the spot wherever they were recovered.

In a related improvement successful the Federal Capital Territory, NDLEA officers connected Tuesday intercepted a 32-year-old businessman, Emeka Hyginus Okwor, travelling from Obollo-Afor successful Enugu State to Zuba successful Abuja.

The bureau said 1,000 pills of tapentadol (250mg) were recovered concealed wrong babe diapers successful his luggage.

Okwor reportedly admitted ownership of t...