NDLEA raids Lekki church, arrests General Overseer over alleged drug trafficking

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Olasele (also known as Abbas Ajakaiye), for allegedly masterminding shipments of illicit drugs into Nigeria.

According to a statement by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, the arrest took place on Sunday, August 3, 2025, when operatives stormed the church premises located along Okun Ajah, Ogombo Road, Lekki, Lagos.

The agency revealed that officers discreetly waited for the conclusion of the Sunday service before moving in on the suspect as soon as he stepped out of the building.

The NDLEA added that the arrest followed months of intelligence gathering, noting that Prophet Olasele had previously fled the country in a bid to evade prosecution.

“Prophet Adefolusho was arrested at his church located in Okun Ajah, Ogombo road,  Lekki area of Lagos on Sunday 3rd August 2025 by NDLEA officers who waited for him since morning to conclude the Sunday worship service in the evening before moving in on him the moment he stepped out of the church premises.

“The arrest came after he had evaded arrest twice and fled to Ghana to hide since June when operatives started trailing him following the seizure of two shipments of Ghana Loud, a strain of cannabis linked to him.

“The first seizure of 200kg of the psychoactive substance was made at Okun Ajah beach on 4th June 2025 while another consignment of 700kg of same substance was recovered from his delivery van on 6th July 2025.

“In his statement, he admitted ferrying the illicit consignments through the waterways from Ghana into Nigeria, adding that he had fled to the West African country to hide after he escaped arrest twice in the recent past,” the statement said.