Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele, also known as Abbas Ajakaiye and founder of The Turn of Mercy Church, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly masterminding multiple illicit drug shipments into Nigeria.
According to NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, the cleric was apprehended on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at his church in Okun Ajah, Ogombo Road, Lekki, Lagos. Operatives reportedly waited from morning until the end of the evening service before moving in on him as he stepped out of the premises.
The arrest followed months of evasion, during which the suspect fled to Ghana after twice escaping NDLEA operatives. His name had been linked to two major seizures of Ghana Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, trafficked into Nigeria via the waterways.
The first seizure, weighing 200kg, was made on June 4, 2025, at Okun Ajah beach, while a second consignment of 700kg was recovered from his delivery van on July 6, 2025.
During interrogation, Olasele reportedly confessed to transporting the consignments from Ghana to Nigeria, admitting that he went into hiding in the neighbouring country after narrowly escaping arrest on two previous occasions.
The NDLEA has vowed to prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law as investigations continue into his network and other possible accomplices.
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