The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday arraigned Afolabi Kazeem Michael, known as KC Luxury, and two co‑defendants, Boniface Freeman Ochoche Sule and Ikechukwu Ekugo Patriarch, before Hon. Justice Ayokunle Olayinka Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos. The trio faces 22 counts that include cocaine trafficking, illegal export of narcotics and money laundering.
The indictment alleges that between 28 July and 1 August 2026 the defendants conspired to export 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in five consignments. The drugs were allegedly shipped via a Lagos‑based courier logistics firm to London, United Kingdom. The charges, marked FHC/LAG/CR/755/2026, name Afolabi, Boniface and Ikechukwu as conspirators with Atandare Oladipupo Oluwarotimi and Latifat Yusuf, who were arrested in London in connection with the same case.
Each of the five consignments carried an airway bill number – 2079998314, 8224082370, 207997357, 7181131742 and 2211893902 – and was listed under the shipper’s name Yemi Ejide. The defendants pleaded not guilty to all 22 counts when the charges were read to them.
Additional counts accuse Boniface of recruiting Ikechukwu to facilitate the export, and Afolabi of enlisting a staff member of BOT Express Logistics on Lagos Island to process the illicit consignment and of unlawfully possessing the cocaine before export. The charge sheet also records a payment of ₦13.2 million from a Mallamawa Ventures Zenith Bank account to BOT Express Logistics as consideration for the shipment.
Sixteen counts of money laundering, in breach of the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022, allege that Afolabi funneled billions of naira through a network of companies and personal accounts, including:
- Mallamawa Ventures
- Fateey Man Multi‑Purpose Nig. Ltd
- Patonifa Ltd
- Ade‑Lak Resources
- Holmestas Global Services Limited
- La Capital Enterprises
The funds were reportedly used to acquire motor vehicles and landed properties, and Afolabi is accused of failing to declare these assets to the Agency as required by law.
Justice Faji ordered that the defendants be remanded in the Agency’s facility and adjourned the matter to 4 October 2026 for a ruling on the bail application.
<small>Source: The Sun Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
