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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a former councillor from the Orimedu area of Ibeju-Lekki, Sheleru Sadiq, over alleged possession of illegal drugs.
According to the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, Sadiq was arrested on March 2 at his residence in Lagos State.
In a statement released on Sunday, Babafemi said NDLEA operatives recovered 40 kilograms of skunk — a strain of cannabis — from one of the rooms in the house. The agency also noted that Sadiq currently works as a legislative aide.
“In his statement, Sheleru admitted ownership of the exhibit and the property where it was recovered,” the NDLEA spokesperson said.
“He said he had previously served two terms as a councillor representing Orimedu community in Ibeju-Lekki local government council.”
Other arrests
Babafemi also disclosed that NDLEA operatives arrested Emeka Hyginus Okwor, a 32-year-old businessman, for allegedly possessing 1,000 pills of tapentadol 250mg concealed inside baby diapers.
According to him, Okwor confessed that he was transporting the drugs to Guduwa village in Gurara, where he runs a provision store.
The agency also apprehended Mey Ali Muhamat, a 36-year-old Cameroonian, with a shipment of Colorado along the Kabba–Obajana Highway in Kogi State.
In Niger State, NDLEA patrol operatives intercepted a commercial bus travelling from Ibadan along the Mokwa–Jebba road on March 4. Officers discovered 500 components of improvised explosive devices concealed in a white sack intended for delivery to a recipient in Pelegi.
A follow-up operation led to the arrest of Osama Abdullahi, 21, in Pelegi, located in Mashegu.
Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives in Yola, Adamawa State, recovered 122,000 pills of tramadol and 700 grams of methamphetamine hidden in the false bottom of a truck marked ENU 645XX transporting 2,000 cartons of local drinks.
In another operation, Muhammed Ali, 20, was arrested at Gadar Tamburawa in Kano State on March 3 with 11,283 pills of tramadol.
NDLEA officers also conducted a raid in Ogere, Ogun State, where two suspects — Nazifi Mudansir and Kabiru Musa — were apprehended with 46 kilograms of skunk.
