A Nollywood filmmaker and Lagos socialite allegedly involved in large scale drug activities across the nation has been arrested by the operatives of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
The filmmaker, Aishat Elediye, 61 was arrested on the new year day after her mansion in Okota was stormed by the operatives and was immediately arrested.
In a statement by the Spokesman of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi on Sunday indicated that the operatives intercepted a while Izuzu truck carrying 44 jumbo sacks of imported cannabis, weighing 1,540 kilograms, in Lagos.
The Izuzu driver named Abideen Adio, 41, a staff of the drug dealer was promptly arrested and the truck seized before raiding the socialite’s Okota mansion.
Also known as “Iya Ruka”, Elediye, was said to have evaded arrests for several years while she continued to run 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.
Babafemi said on the surface, Alhaja Ajoke is a businesswoman who imports fabrics and shoes from China but beneath is a massive illicit drug trade.
“She is also recognised as the Iyalaje of Blessing Sisters, an influential club of society women in Lagos,” Babafemi added.
