GUARDIAN NG
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 61-year-old wanted queen of drugs and Lagos socialite, Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye, popularly known as ‘Iya Ruka’
According to a statement by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, the drug lord was arrested on Wednesday, January 1, in her mansion in the Okota area of Lagos following the interception of a truckload of illicit drug consignment from her staff on the same day.
The statement read in part, “The arrest followed the interception of a truck driven by her employee, 41-year-old Abideen Adio, carrying 1,540 kilograms of imported cannabis concealed in 44 jumbo sacks. Alhaja Ajoke, publicly known as a fabric and shoe importer, had been a wanted individual for leading a drug cartel operating out of Mushin, Lagos.”
Also, in Kwara State, NDLEA officers arrested 24-year-old graduate Khadijat Abdulraheem and 20-year-old University of Ilorin student Ayomide Morakinyo on December 29, 2024, for producing and distributing drug-laced cupcakes. Forty-two of the laced cupcakes were found in their apartment near the University of Ilorin…
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