The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced that its operatives have arrested a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye.

According to NDLEA, Elediye was apprehended on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in her mansion in the Okota area of Lagos, following the interception of a truckload of illicit drug consignment from her staff the same day.

This was disclosed on Sunday in a statement by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja.

Babafemi revealed that the kingpin’s so-called invincibility was shattered when NDLEA operatives, acting on intelligence, intercepted a white Isuzu truck carrying 44 jumbo sacks containing 1,540 kilograms of imported cannabis. The truck was driven by one of her staff members, 41-year-old Abideen Adio.

He further disclosed that the operatives stormed her hideout at 33 Adebayo Oyewole Street, off Ago Palace Way, Okota, where they arrested her.
“On the surface, Alhaja Ajoke is a businesswoman who imports fabrics and shoes from China, but beneath that façade is a massive illicit drug trade. She is also recognized as the Iyalaje of Blessing Sisters, an influential club of society women in Lagos,” Babafemi stated.

In another major operation, NDLEA announced the arrest of a US-trained Hollywood and Nollywood filmmaker, Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe, who is also a motivational speaker. Mbadiwe was arrested in his hotel room in Lekki after the arrest of his partner, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, earlier that same day at a warehouse in Ajao Estate, Ikeja.

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