Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested Sheleru Sadiq, a former councillor in the Orimedu area of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area in Lagos State, over the alleged possession of illicit drugs.
Femi Babafemi, spokesperson of the anti-narcotics agency, said Sadiq was apprehended at his residence on March 2.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Babafemi said NDLEA operatives discovered 40 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, in one of the rooms in the suspect’s residence.
The agency also stated 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.”
Babafemi also disclosed that NDLEA operatives arrested Emeka Hyginus Okwor, a 32-year-old businessman, for allegedly possessing 1,000 pills of tapentadol 250mg hidden inside baby diapers.
According to him, Okwor admitted he was transporting the drugs to Guduwa village in Gurara LGA of Niger State, where he runs a provision store.
The agency further said its officers apprehended 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,” the statement reads.
“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.”
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