A wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye has been arrested on New Year Day in her mansion at Okota area of Lagos following the alleged seizure of a truckload of illicit drug consignment from her staff same day.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its operatives made the arrest.
A statement signed by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said that Alhaja Ajoke, as she is fondly called in social circles, is also known in the drug underworld as Iya Ruka.
According to Babafemi, her true identity was shrouded in mystery for years while she remained on the wanted list of NDLEA for leading one of the drug cartels operating from Mushin area of Lagos.
“The lid was however blown off her invincibility on Wednesday 1st January 2025 when 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.
“Thereafter, the operatives stormed her hideout at 33, Adebayo Oyewole Street, off Ago Palace way, Okota, where they arrested her.
“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 recognized as the Iyalaje of Blessing Sisters, an influential club of society women in Lagos,” the statement reads in part.
