The Federal High Court in Lagos has approved a 30-day extension of the detention of popular social media influencer and businessman Afolabi Kazeem Michael, better known as KC Luxury, over his alleged role in a major cocaine trafficking operation.
Justice Akintayo Aluko granted the order on August 20 following an application by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The agency sought more time to deepen its investigation into Kazeem’s alleged involvement in the seizure of 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine.
According to a certified true copy of the enrolled order, the application was filed a day after Kazeem was taken into custody. The court also issued an interim order freezing funds in his Providus Bank account number 4005905755 and other accounts linked to his Bank Verification Number (BVN). The funds are to remain preserved pending the conclusion of the investigation or prosecution.
The matter has been adjourned to September 17, 2026, for the NDLEA to update the court on the progress of its probe.
The seizure that triggered the case occurred on August 3 at a DHL facility inside the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) premises in Ikeja, Lagos. The NDLEA described the 184.5kg consignment, valued at about N39 billion, as its largest cocaine interception through a courier company in Nigeria.
Agency operatives traced the shipment to an international trafficking network allegedly moving cocaine from South America through Nigeria to the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Kazeem was identified as the alleged Nigerian “arrowhead” of the network. He was arrested on August 13 at the boarding gate of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while preparing to board a business-class flight to Paris.
During the arrest, operatives recovered €7,750, £2,800 and N100,000 in cash, as well as expensive jewellery. A subsequent search of his luxury apartment in Banana Island yielded exotic vehicles and other assets. The NDLEA alleged that Kazeem used his business interests in gold, jewellery and luxury goods to mask his role in the network.
NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), said intelligence indicated the use of false identities, financial facilitators and contacts in the United Kingdom. Some suspects linked to the network have already been arrested by foreign law enforcement agencies.
The detention extension application was supported by an affidavit sworn by NDLEA officer Okonkwo Ebuka Anthony and presented in court by Okon Nora.
Kazeem remains presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
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