Justice Musa Kakaki of a Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered the remand of social media influencer and businessman Afolabi Michael Kazeem, also known as KC Luxury, and his alleged co-conspirators, Boniface Freeman Ochoche Sule and Ikechukwu Ekugo Patriarch, in the facility of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS).
Justice Kakaki remanded the trio after dismissing their bail applications.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had on last Friday, arraigned the three men on a second amended 22-count charge of alleged conspiracy, cocaine trafficking and money laundering.
The allegations they have all denied and pleaded not guilty to.
Based on their plea of not guilty, their lawyers who include; Abdulakeem Labi-lawal (SAN), Uche Okoronkwo and Chief Benson Ndakara, filed their bail applications, which was vehemently opposed by the lawyer to the NDLEA, Abu Ibrahim.
In dismissing the defendants’ bail applications, Justice Kakaki ruled that his decision to exercise his discretion in denying the bail applications of the defendants is due to the gravity of the alleged offences, the severity of the punishment, if found guilty and their likelihood to jump bail.
The judge also noted that the prevalence of trafficking of hard drugs has become a menace to the society, and that the present case involves a large quantity of hard drugs bound for an international destination.
The judge consequently dismissed their bail applications and ordered accelerated hearing of the charges against them.
The judge while adjourned the matter to November 2, 3, 4 and five for trial, ordered that KC Luxury and alleged his co-conspirators, be remanded at the facility of the Nigerian Correctional Services NCoS pending the determination of the charges against them.
KC Luxury who is also known as Yemi Ejide and Kee Cee Luxury, and his accomplices were alleged to have conspired among themselves to export 184.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed in five consignments through a Lagos-based courier logistics firm to London, United Kingdom.
KC Luxury was also alleged to have conspired with the duo of Atandare Oladipupo Oluwarotimi and Latifat Yusuf, already arrested in London in connection with the same case, to export the narcotic drug using consignments bearing Airway Bill Numbers 2079998314, 8224082370, 2079973571, 7181131742 and 2211893902, under the shipper’s name Yemi Ejide
The count one of the charge marked FHC/LAG/CR/755/2026, alleged that Afolabi, alongside Boniface and Ikechukwu, of conspired with Atandare Oladipupo Oluwarotimi and Latifat Yusuf, already arrested in London in connection with the same case, to export the narcotic drug using consignments bearing Airway Bill Numbers 2079998314, 8224082370, 2079973571, 7181131742 and 2211893902, under the shipper’s name Yemi Ejide.
Other counts detail how Boniface procured Ikechukwu to facilitate the export while Afolabi is accused of procuring a staff member of BOT Express Logistics on Lagos Island to process the illicit consignment, and of unlawfully possessing the cocaine ahead of export.
NDLEA further links Afolabi to the payment of ₦13.2 million from a Mallamawa Ventures Zenith Bank account to BOT Express Logistics as consideration for the shipment.
On the financial trail, no fewer than sixteen counts bordering on money laundering, contrary to the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022, accuse Afolabi of funnelling several billions of naira through a web 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 and others, with the funds used, among other things, to acquire motor vehicles and various landed properties, in a bid to conceal the true origin of the proceeds of the illicit trade.
He is also alleged to have failed to declare his assets to the Agency as required by law.
Afolabi, (a.k.a. KayCee Luxury, KayCee Lux, KC, Mr. Luxury, Yemi Ejide) who paraded himself online as a luxury goods dealer and lifestyle influencer, was arrested by NDLEA operatives on the night of August 13, 2026 as he attempted to flee Nigeria on a business-class flight to Paris from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, following the interception of the 184.5kg cocaine consignment estimated to be worth about N39 billion.
A subsequent search on him and his Banana Island apartment led to the recovery of exotic vehicles, foreign currency and jewellery believed to be proceeds of the illicit trade.
Count one of the charge reads: “That you: 1. Afolabi Kazeem Michael a.k.a. KayCee Luxury, KC, Yemi Ejide, 2. Boniface Freeman Ochoche Sule and 3. Ikechukwu Ekugo Patriarch, Male, Adults, on or about the period between the 28t July 2026 and 1s day of August 2026 conspired with the duo of Atandare Oladipupo Oluwarotimi and Latifat Yusuf (both of whom have been arrested in London, the United Kingdom in respect of this case) to export 184.5 Kilograms of Cocaine, a Narcotic Drug contained in five (5) consignments with Airway Bill Numbers 2079998314, 8224082370, 2079973571, 7181131742, 2211893902 with shipper’s name as ‘Yemi Ejide’ and you thereby committed an act which is an offence against and punishable under section 14(b) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act Cap. N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”
