NDLEA Arrests Popular Lagos Socialite, Alhaja Ajoke Feyisara, For Drug Trafficking

A Lagos socialite and a Nollywood filmmaker, linked to major illicit drug activities across the country, were among prominent individuals arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in the New Year.

NDLEA operatives stormed the Okota mansion of 61-year-old Aishat  Elediye, a well-known Lagos socialite, leading to her arrest.

Her arrest followed the agency’s interception of a white Izuzu truck carrying 44 jumbo sacks of imported cannabis, weighing 1,540 kilograms, in Lagos.

The truck was driven by one of her staff members, Abideen Adio, 41, who was promptly arrested. Following the truck’s seizure, the NDLEA operatives raided the socialite’s Okota mansion.

A statement on Sunday by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said Elediye, also known as “Iya Ruka,” had evaded the agency for years while allegedly running a drug cartel from the Mushin area of Lagos.

“Known in the drug underworld as Iya Ruka, Alhaja Ajoke, as she is fondly called in her social circle, has her true identity shrouded in mystery for years while she remained on the wanted list of the NDLEA for leading one of the drug cartels operating from Mushin area of Lagos.

“The lid was, however, blown off her invincibility on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, when the 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, 41-year-old Abideen Adio,” the statement added.