The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned luxury goods dealer and lifestyle influencer, Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, alongside two alleged accomplices, over the attempted export of 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine to the United Kingdom.
The three defendants — Afolabi, Boniface Freeman Ochoche Sule and Ikechukwu Ekugo Patriarch were arraigned on Friday, September 25, 2026, before the Federal High Court in Lagos on a 22-count charge bordering on cocaine trafficking, unlawful export of narcotic drugs and money laundering.
They all pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to them.
The prosecution alleged that the defendants conspired between July 28 and August 1, 2026, with Atandare Oladipupo Oluwarotimi and Latifat Yusuf, who have already been arrested in London in connection with the case, to export the 184.5kg cocaine concealed in five consignments through a Lagos-based courier logistics company.
The consignments, bearing Airway Bill Numbers 2079998314, 8224082370, 2079973571, 7181131742 and 2211893902, were allegedly shipped under the name Yemi Ejide.
According to the charge sheet, marked FHC/LAG/CR/755/2026, Boniface allegedly procured Ikechukwu to facilitate the export, while Afolabi was accused of procuring a staff member of BOT Express Logistics on Lagos Island to process the illicit consignments.
Afolabi was also accused of unlawfully possessing the cocaine in preparation for its export, while the prosecution alleged that ₦13.2 million was transferred from a Mallamawa Ventures Zenith Bank account to BOT Express Logistics as payment for the shipment.
The remaining counts centre on alleged money laundering, with the NDLEA accusing Afolabi of moving several billions of naira through various companies and personal accounts, including Mallamawa Ventures, Fateey Man Multi-Purpose Nig. Ltd, Patonifa Ltd, Ade-Lak Resources, Holmestas Global Services Limited and La Capital Enterprises.
The agency alleged that proceeds from the illicit trade were used to acquire motor vehicles and landed properties in an attempt to conceal their source. Afolabi was also accused of failing to declare his assets to the agency as required by law.
Following the defendants’ not-guilty pleas, their bail applications were argued, with NDLEA prosecutor, Abu Ibrahim, opposing bail and urging the court to remand them pending trial, citing the seriousness of the offences.
The court subsequently ordered that the defendants be remanded in custody pending ruling on their bail applications. The case was adjourned until October 4, 2026.
Afolabi, who is also known by the aliases KayCee Luxury, KayCee Lux, KC, Mr. Luxury and Yemi Ejide, was arrested by NDLEA operatives on the night of August 13, 2026, while allegedly attempting to leave Nigeria on a business-class flight to Paris through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
His arrest followed the interception of the 184.5kg cocaine consignment, which the NDLEA estimated to be worth about ₦39 billion.
A subsequent search of Afolabi and his Banana Island apartment allegedly led to the recovery of exotic vehicles, foreign currencies and jewellery believed by the agency to be proceeds of the illicit trade.
The first count specifically alleges that Afolabi, Boniface and Ikechukwu conspired with the two suspects arrested in London to export the 184.5kg of cocaine in the five consignments, contrary to Section 14(b) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, Cap. N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
