The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one of the most wanted ‘drug kingpin’ and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye.
The agency said Ajoke was arrested on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at her Okota mansion in Lagos following the interception of a truckload of illicit drug consignment from her staff same day.
According to the NDLEA, Ajoke is known in the drug underworld as ‘Iya Ruka’ and Alhaja Ajoke in social circles.
The agency, said that her true identity has been shrouded in mystery for years and that she is on the wanted list for leading one of the drug cartels operating from Mushin area of Lagos.
According to the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, he said:
“The lid was however blown off her invincibility on Wednesday 1st January 2025 when NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence intercepted a white Izuzu truck carrying 44 jumbo sacks containing 1,540 kilograms of imported cannabis and driven by one of her staff members, 41-year-old Abideen Adio.
“Thereafter, 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 is a massive illicit drug trade. She is also recognized as the Iyalaje of Blessing Sisters, an influential club of society women in Lagos.”
She has since been detained at the NDLEA facility, awaiting trial.
