Businessman and social media personality Afolabi Michael Kazeem, popularly known as KC Luxury, has been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged cocaine trafficking and money laundering. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) brought Kazeem and two alleged accomplices, Boniface Sule and Ikechukwu Ekugo, before Justice Musa Kakari on Friday, September 25, 2026. 

Kazeem, who is 49, was arrested by the NDLEA on August 13 at the departure hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while he was allegedly preparing to travel to Paris, France. His arrest followed the agency’s seizure of 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine at a DHL facility in Ikeja on August 3. The NDLEA valued the consignment at about N39 billion and alleged that its investigation linked Kazeem to an international drug-trafficking network.

The prosecution filed a 22-count amended charge involving alleged conspiracy, illegal exportation and possession of cocaine, as well as money laundering. Kazeem alone faced 21 of the counts and pleaded not guilty. The agency also alleged that he was connected to the movement of cocaine from South America through Nigeria to destinations including the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.

The arraignment follows a series of legal proceedings over Kazeem’s detention. On August 20, the court authorised the NDLEA to keep him in custody for 30 days to continue its investigation. On September 17, Justice Akintayo Alukodismissed Kazeem’s application challenging the detention order, holding that the NDLEA had presented sufficient material to establish reasonable suspicion of a drug-related offence. The court is now hearing the defendants’ bail applications, while the criminal case proceeds.