Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former two-term councillor in Lagos State and intercepted several illicit drug consignments in multiple states as part of intensified operations against drug trafficking across Nigeria.
The suspect, 45-year-old Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan, a former Councillor at the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Council and currently a legislative aide, was arrested at his residence in Ilado, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State.
According to the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, operatives acting on credible intelligence raided his residence, where 40 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, were discovered in one of the rooms.
During interrogation, Olalekan reportedly admitted ownership of both the drugs and the property where they were found.
He also confirmed that he had previously served two terms representing the Orimedu community in the local government council.
In a separate operation in Abuja, NDLEA officers intercepted a 32-year-old businessman, Emeka Hyginus Okwor, travelling in a vehicle from Obollo-Afor in Enugu State to Zuba in the Federal Capital Territory.
A search of his luggage revealed 1,000 pills of tapentadol concealed inside baby diapers.
The suspect reportedly confessed that he was transporting the drugs to Guduwa village in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State, where he operates a provision store.
Another interception occurred along the Kabba–Obajana highway in Kogi State, where NDLEA operatives on patrol seized 1.55 kilograms of Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis, hidden inside a standing fan carton.
The drugs were traced to a 36-year-old Cameroonian national, Mey Ali Muhamat, from Maroua in the Republic of Cameroon. He was travelling in a commercial bus from Lagos to Cameroon via Lokoja, Kano and Maiduguri.
In Niger State, NDLEA operatives patrolling the Mokwa–Jebba road intercepted a commercial bus coming from Ibadan in Oyo State.
A search uncovered 500 pieces of improvised explosive device (IED) components concealed inside a white sack intended for delivery to a recipient in Pelegi.
A follow-up operation led to the arrest of the intended recipient, 21-year-old Osama Abdullahi, in Mashegu Local Government Area of the state.
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