The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Lagos politician and a former two-term Councilor, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan, over illicit drugs.
Olalekan was arrested at the Ibeju-Lekki local government council in Lagos state.
He was arrested following credible intelligence linking him to illicit drug sale and trafficking.
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said, “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.
“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 Councilor representing the Orimedu community in the Ibeju-Lekki local government council”.
