Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a former councillor in the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, Sheleru Sadiq, over alleged possession of illicit drugs.

This was make known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi.

Babafemi, who disclosed that Sadiq was arrested on March 2 at his residence.

The NDLEA spokesman said the operatives found 40 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, in one of the rooms in the former councillor’s residence.

According to the agency, Sadiq currently serves as a legislative aide.

“In his statement, Sheleru admitted ownership of the exhibit and the property where it was recovered.

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

Babafemi added that operatives also arrested Emeka Hyginus Okwor, a 32-year-old businessman, over alleged possession of 1,000 pills of tapentadol 250mg concealed inside baby diapers.

Babafemi said Okwor confessed that he was taking the drug to Guduwa village in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger state, where he has a provision store.

NDLEA operatives also arrested Mey Ali Muhamat, a 36-year-old Cameroonian, with a consignment of Colorado along the Kabba/Obajana highway in Kogi state.

“In Niger state, operatives on patrol along Mokwa-Jebba road on Wednesday 4th March intercepted a commercial bus coming from Ibadan, Oyo state with 500 pieces of improvised explosive device, IED, components concealed inside a white sack to be delivered to a recipient at Pelegi.

“A swift follow up operation led to the arrest of the recipient, Osama Abdullahi, 21, at Pelegi, Mashegu local government area of the state.

“No fewer than 122,000 pills of tramadol and 700grams of methamphetamine were recovered from the false bottom of a truck marked ENU 645XX conveying 2000 cartons of local drinks by NDLEA operatives in Yola, Adamawa state on Wednesday 4th March.

“While Muhammed Ali, 20, was nabbed at Gadar Tamburawa, Kano, on Tuesday 3rd March, with 11,283 pills of tramadol, NDLEA officers in Ogun state conducted a raid operation in Ogere, where they arrested two suspects: Nazifi Mudansir and Kabiru Musa, in possession of 46 kilograms of skunk,” the statement read.