Detained businessman and social media influencer, Kazeem Michael Afolabi, popularly known as KC Luxury, has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to set aside an order permitting the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to keep him in custody for 30 days without charging him to court.
Mr Afolabi’s lawyer, Abdulakeem Labi-Lawal, who is, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), told Judge Friday Ogazi on Wednesday that the detention order was inconsistent with the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), which provides for an initial remand period of not more than 14 days.
The drugs suspect has been in NDLEA custody since his arrest on 13 August in connection with the agency’s seizure of 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine in Lagos.
The NDLEA obtained the 30-day detention order from another judge, Akintayo Aluko, on 20 August, arguing that it needed more time to investigate the alleged drug trafficking offence.
But Mr Labi-Lawal argued that the order should be discharged because his client had not been charged with any offence.
