Court Orders NDLEA to Produce Lagos Influencer ‘KC Luxury’

Court Orders NDLEA to Produce Lagos Influencer ‘KC Luxury’
Adjourns Case as NDLEA Faces Challenge Over Detention
‘KC Luxury’ Challenges Arrest, Demands Return of Luxury Items

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to produce social media influencer and businessman Kazeem Afolabi, popularly known as KC Luxury, in court over his alleged 14 day detention without a formal charge.

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Eko Hot Blog reports that Justice Friday Ogazi issued the order on Thursday after hearing an ex parte application filed by Afolabi through his lawyer, A. Labi Lawal, SAN, under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2009.

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The court also directed the NDLEA to respond within 5 days to the application challenging Afolabi’s continued detention and explain why he should not be released or granted bail.

Afolabi was allegedly arrested by NDLEA operatives on August 13, 2026, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos while preparing to travel to Paris.

His father, Eric Afolabi, who filed an affidavit in support of the application, alleged that his son had remained in NDLEA custody since his arrest without being informed of the offence for which he was detained or being charged before a court.

Following the hearing, Justice Ogazi ordered Afolabi to serve the NDLEA with the motion, enrolled order and other relevant documents within 4 working days.

The judge further directed the agency to file its response within 5 days of receiving the documents and produce Afolabi before the court at the next hearing.

The case was adjourned until September 9, 2026.

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In the substantive suit, Afolabi is asking the court to declare his continued detention without a formal charge unconstitutional and a violation of his fundamental rights.

He is also seeking his immediate release or, alternatively, bail on liberal terms pending the filing of any charge against him.

Afolabi alleged that NDLEA operatives searched his residence at Movamo Court, Banana Island, Lagos, following his arrest but did not show him or his family members a search warrant.

He claimed that nothing incriminating was recovered from the property.

He also alleged that the operatives seized his iPhone 15 and demanded its password, claiming that he was threatened with bodily harm when he refused to provide it.

According to the affidavit, the phone contained private information belonging to Afolabi and his wife, but the search allegedly revealed no narcotics, drug transactions or other material linking him to an offence.

Afolabi further accused the agency of taking and circulating photographs and videos of him while in custody, allegedly portraying him as a criminal despite having not been convicted of any offence.

He is consequently seeking N100 million in damages over the alleged publication of his photographs and videos, N50 million over his alleged unlawful arrest and detention, and N40 million for the alleged invasion of his home and telephone privacy.

He is also asking the court to order the NDLEA to return properties allegedly seized during the investigation.

The items listed include €8,000, £3,000, a Patek Philippe Nautilus wristwatch, an Audemars Piguet wristwatch with 3 bangles, a Hermès handbag, a Hermès Birkin travel bag, a Louis Vuitton travel box, an iPhone 15, a Lexus RX350 and a 2024 Toyota Hilux.

Afolabi maintained that the properties were not acquired from proceeds of narcotics or any other criminal activity.

He also raised concerns about his health, alleging that he suffers from acute and severe asthma and requires urgent medical treatment which he claimed the detention facility could not adequately provide.

The businessman told the court that he has a permanent address in Lagos, strong family and business ties in Nigeria and is willing to surrender his international passport and comply with any bail conditions imposed by the court.

Meanwhile, the NDLEA has reportedly linked Afolabi’s arrest to an ongoing investigation into the interception of 184.50kg of cocaine allegedly connected to an international drug trafficking network.

The agency alleged that the network used Nigeria as a transit route for cocaine shipments destined for the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.

According to the NDLEA, the investigation also led to the seizure of foreign currencies and luxury items and prompted searches connected to the applicant.