The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, and two others, Boniface Freeman Ochoche Sule and Ikechukwu Ekugo Patriarch, over the alleged trafficking of 184.5 kilograms of cocaine to the United Kingdom and money laundering.
They were arraigned before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on a 22-count charge bordering on cocaine trafficking, illegal export of narcotics, and money laundering on Friday, September 25, 2026.
This was disclosed in a statement made available to ThelensNG by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
According to the statement, the defendants were accused of conspiring between July 28 and August 1, 2026, to export 184.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed in five consignments through a Lagos-based courier logistics firm to London, United Kingdom.
Babafemi noted that the defendants pleaded not guilty to all the counts when the charges were read to them.
Count one of the charge sheet, marked FHC/LAG/CR/755/2026, accused Michael, alongside Sule and Patriarch, of conspiring with Atandare Oladipupo Oluwarotimi and Latifat Yusuf, who have already been arrested in London in connection with the 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 alleged that Sule procured Patriarch to facilitate the export, while Michael allegedly procured a staff member of BOT Express Logistics on Lagos Island to process the illicit consignment and unlawfully possessed the cocaine ahead of its export.
The charge sheet also linked Michael 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 aspect of the case, no fewer than 16 counts bordering on money laundering, contrary to the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, accused Michael of allegedly funnelling several 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, and La Capital Enterprises, among others.
The NDLEA alleged that the funds were used, among other things, to acquire motor vehicles and various landed properties in an attempt to conceal the true origin of the proceeds of the alleged illicit trade.
Michael was also accused of failing to declare his assets to the Agency as required by law.
After the defendants pleaded not guilty and their bail application was argued, the NDLEA prosecutor, Abu Ibrahim, opposed the application and urged the court to remand the defendants in a correctional facility pending trial, citing the gravity of the alleged offences.
Justice Kakaki thereafter ordered that the defendants be remanded in the Agency’s facility and adjourned the matter until October 4, 2026, for ruling on the bail application.
Michael, also known as KayCee Luxury, KayCee Lux, KC, Mr. Luxury and Yemi Ejide, who presented himself online as a luxury goods dealer and lifestyle influencer, was arrested by NDLEA operatives on the night of August 13, 2026, as he allegedly attempted to flee Nigeria on a business-class flight to Paris from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
His arrest followed the interception of the 184.5 kilogram cocaine consignment, which the NDLEA estimated to be worth about ₦39 billion.
A subsequent search of Michael and his Banana Island apartment led to the recovery of exotic vehicles, foreign currency, and jewellery allegedly linked to the 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 28th July 2026 and 1st 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.”
