A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to produce socialite and businessman Afolabi Kazeem Micheal, popularly known as KC Luxury, before the court after he spent 14 days in the agency’s custody without being formally charged.
Gatekeepers News reports that Justice Friday Ogazi issued the order on Thursday following an ex-parte application filed by KC Luxury through his lawyer, Abdulhakeem Labi-Lawal, SAN, under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2009.
The court also directed the NDLEA to respond within five days to the fundamental rights application and explain why KC Luxury should not be released or granted bail.
KC Luxury was arrested by NDLEA operatives on August 13, 2026, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos while he was preparing to travel to Paris.
His arrest was linked by the anti-drug agency to the seizure of 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine at the DHL/NAHCO facility in Lagos on August 3. The NDLEA described the seizure as its largest cocaine bust involving a courier company.
The agency had alleged that KC Luxury was connected to the drug consignment and described him as the “Nigerian arrowhead” of a cartel allegedly using Nigeria as a transit hub for illicit drugs destined for the UK, Europe and Asia.
However, KC Luxury’s legal team challenged his continued detention, arguing that he had remained in custody without being formally charged or arraigned.
There is also a separate court proceeding in which the NDLEA obtained an order on August 20 authorising it to keep KC Luxury in detention for another 30 days to allow further investigation. That order was made by Justice Akintayo Aluko in a separate suit.
The latest order has therefore introduced a legal dispute over his continued detention, with the two Federal High Court proceedings addressing different aspects of the case.
KC Luxury is also seeking enforcement of his fundamental rights in the latest proceeding, while the NDLEA maintains that its investigation into the alleged cocaine trafficking case is ongoing.
