KC Luxury was arrested by NDLEA operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on August 13, 2026.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Popular influencer, businessman and Lagos socialite, Afolabi Kazeem, better known as KC Luxury, has sued the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over his arrest and continued detention.
In a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed before Justice Friday Ogazi on Thursday through his lawyer, Abdulakeem Labi-Lawal (SAN), Afolabi demanded N190 million in damages from the anti-narcotics agency over his unlawful arrest and detention, invasion of privacy, and the circulation of his photographs and videos while in custody.
KC Luxury was arrested by NDLEA operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on August 13, 2026, while he was reportedly preparing to travel to Paris.
His arrest followed the agency’s seizure of 184.5 kg of cocaine from a courier company in Lagos.
Speaking after the arrest, the NDLEA chairman retired Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa said, “This cartel leader did not walk into our custody voluntarily; he intended to flee the country on a business-class flight to Paris.”
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However, in the suit, KC Luxury asked Justice Ogazi to declare his continued detention without charge unconstitutional and a breach of his fundamental right to personal liberty.
He also sought an order directing the NDLEA to release him immediately or admit him to bail on favourable terms pending the filing of any criminal charges.
After reviewing the application, the judge declined to grant the ex-parte application but ordered the applicant to put the NDLEA on notice so it could respond to the suit.
He also ordered the NDLEA to produce Afolabi in court at the next hearing, and directed that the ex-parte motion, enrolled order, and other accompanying documents be served on it within four working days, with its response to be filed within five days of service.
Justice Ogazi then adjourned the matter to September 9, 2026, for the hearing of the substantive application.
