A Lagos socialite and owner of Adekaz Hotels, Ademola Kazeem
has been declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement, yesterday, in Abuja.
Babafemi said the suspect, Ademola Kazeem, was arrested over offences bordering on exportation and trafficking of illicit drugs as well as money laundering which has led to the blocking of his bank account with a cash balance of N217 million.
He said the decision to declare Kazeem wanted followed his failure to honour NDLEA’s invitations and an order granted to the agency by a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, October 17, 2022.
According to him, the suspect is being fingered as the alleged sponsor of some traffickers arrested by the anti-narcotics agency in their recent attempt to export cocaine to Dubai, UAE and other destinations outside.
He said: “Soon after the arrest of one of his mules, Bolujoko Babalola, a Lagos BRT driver on June 27, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Kazeem, who is also the Chairman of Adekaz Global Integrated Services, went underground.
“Following his failure to honour invitations sent to him, the agency approached a Federal High Court in Lagos with three prayers: to attach and seal his identified property in Lagos and Ibadan. Also, to declare him wanted; and block his bank account with a cash balance of N217,000,000.00, all of which were granted.
“As a result, NDLEA operatives on October 26, sealed six of the identified properties located on Lagos Island.”
They include 105, Tokunbo St., off Broad St.; 1, Abibu Oki st., off Marina; 3, Abibu Oki st., off Marina; 54, Palm Church St.; 26, Agarawu St.; and 41, Forsythe St., all on Lagos Island.
Another property, located at 1, Irepodun zone, Adepoju Bus Stop, Ajoda Ayedun, Ibadan, was also sealed.
