NDLEA ARRESTS LAGOS POLITICIAN OVER ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKING

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a Lagos politician and a former two-term Councilor, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan, over illicit drugs. Olalekan was arrested at Ibeju-Lekki local government council in Lagos state following credible intelligence linking him to illicit drug sale and trafficking.

The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the arrest in a statement. The 45-year-old ex-local council chief who currently serves as a legislative aide was arrested on Monday, 2nd March 2026, at his residence in Ilado, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, where a search was conducted and 40 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, were recovered from one of his rooms, Femi Babafemi said.

In his statement, Sheleru admitted ownership of the exhibit and the property where it was recovered, according to the NDLEA spokesman. He said he had previously served two terms as a Councilor representing the Orimedu community in the Ibeju-Lekki local government council, Femi Babafemi added.

Femi Babafemi stated that the suspect is currently in custody and will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.