The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele, also known as Abbas Ajakaiye, founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, for masterminding multiple shipments of illicit drugs into Nigeria.
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According to NDLEA’s Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, Prophet Adefolusho was apprehended on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at his church in Okun Ajah, Lekki, Lagos. NDLEA officers waited throughout the day, concluding the Sunday service before arresting him as he stepped out of the premises.
The arrest follows months of evasion, during which the suspect fled abroad to Ghana after NDLEA linked him to large seizures of cannabis. Two major shipments were seized earlier in Lagos — 200kg of “Ghana Loud” cannabis at Okun Ajah beach on June 4, 2025, and 700kg recovered from his delivery van on July 6, 2025. The suspect admitted to transporting the drugs via waterways from Ghana to Nigeria.
Further operations by NDLEA between August 6 and 9 resulted in significant drug seizures in multiple states:
- In Lagos, 32 pouches (15.63kg) of Canadian Loud cannabis were seized at an Ikoyi apartment, with suspect Benjamin Udo Ukoh arrested.
- In Nasarawa, 3,093kg of skunk cannabis were recovered from three suspects in New Karu.
- In Kano, three suspects were arrested with 359kg of skunk, 9kg of Colorado cannabis, and a large quantity of tramadol and diazepam pills.
- In Gombe, over 550,000 opioid pills (mainly tramadol) were seized in two separate raids, leading to two arrests.
- In Edo State, authorities intercepted a bus from Onitsha to Kogi, recovering nearly 24,000 tramadol capsules, 1,100 tablets, and 400 pentazocine ampoules, resulting in one arrest.
The NDLEA continues to intensify efforts to dismantle drug trafficking networks across Nigeria, affirming its commitment to safeguarding the nation from illicit substances.
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