NDLEA Arrests Ex-Council Chief for Drug Possession

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested Femi Babafemi, a former two-term councilor of Ibeju Lekki Local Government Council in Lagos State, on March 2, 2023. The arrest followed credible intelligence regarding illicit drug sales.

During a search of his residence in Ilado, 40 kilograms of skunk strain cannabis were recovered, and Babafemi admitted ownership of the drugs. He previously served as a councilor representing the Orimedu community.

Additionally, on March 3, 2023, NDLEA operatives in Abuja intercepted a 32-year-old businessman who was found with 1,000 pills of tapentadol concealed in a baby diaper. On the same day, a separate operation in Kogi State led to the interception of 1,550 kilograms of synthetic cannabis concealed in a stand fan carton, belonging to a 36-year-old Cameroonian suspect.

Further, on March 4, another operation intercepted a commercial bus carrying 500 improvised explosive devices in Kogi State.