Drug law enforcement agency declares Lagos socialite wanted over illicit drugs, money laundering
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared wanted a Lagos socialite, Ademola Kazeem, for failure to honour the agency invitation for questioning over offences bordering on exportation and trafficking of illicit drugs as well as money laundering.
Penpushing reports that the agency spokesman, Femi Babafemi made this known in a statement, adding that the suspect also known as Alhaji Abdallah Kazeem Muhammed, , established to be drug kingpin is the owner of Adekaz Hotels
“The wanted drug kingpin was uncovered as the sponsor of some traffickers arrested by the anti-narcotics agency in their recent attempt to export cocaine to Dubai, UAE, and other destinations outside Nigeria’, Babafemi said
“Soon after the arrest of one of his mules, Bolujoko Muviwa Babalola, a Lagos BRT driver on 27th June at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MIA, Ikeja, Alhaji Ademola Kazeem who is also the Chairman of Adekaz Global Integrated Services went underground’, the statement reads.
“Following his failure to honour invitations sent to him, the Agency approached a Federal High Court in Lagos with three prayers: to attach and seal his identified properties in Lagos and Ibadan; declare him wanted and block his bank account with a cash balance of Two, Hundred and Seventeen Million Naira (N217,000,000.00), all of which were granted”, he added
Penpushing further reports that, Babafemi disclosed that the agency sealed seven identified properties of the alleged drug trafficker located on Lagos Island and Oyo State, adding that other properties are located at 1 Irepodun zone, Adepoju bus stop, Ajoda Ayedun, Ibadan
“They include 105 Tokunbo street off Broad street, Lagos Island; 1 Abibu Oki street off Marina, Lagos Island; 3 Abibu Oki street off Marina, Lagos Island; 54 Palm Church street, Lagos Island; 26 Agarawu street, Lagos Island; and 41 Forsythe Street, Lagos Island,” Babafemi said.
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