A 60 year old resident pastor of the Eternal Sacred
Order of Cherubim and Seraphim at Agodo-Egbe, Ikotun Lagos, Prophet Micheal
Raji, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency NDLEA over unlawful attempt to export of 174 kilogrammes of hard
narcotic drugs worth N609 million to South Africa.
Prophet Raji, believed to be a member of a drug
trafficking syndicate, concealed 91kg of Methamphetamine and 83kg of Ephedrine
with an estimated street value of N609 million in different foodstuffs tied in
polythene bags.
According to Vanguard, Prophet Michael Raji was
arrested with the drug at the cargo section of the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport (MMIA) during pre-shipment examination.
A statement by NDLEA says he was found with three
international passports bearing his name with his picture
“Preliminary investigation has indicated that the 60 year old suspect
Michael Raji is a top member of a drug syndicate operating in Nigeria, Ghana
and South Africa. The pastor had three international passports bearing his
photographs. One of the passports bears the name Michael Raji while the other
two bear the name Kadigun Fatah Ola. It was equally discovered that the church
premises where he ministers also serves as a warehouse for narcotics,” NDLEA
said. Speaking on his arrest, the NDLEA commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr.
Hamza Umar said “I can tell you that this suspect is a smooth operator but we
have uncovered his bag of tricks. The drugs were brought to the airport for
export to South Africa where it was detected. Investigation eventually traced
the movement of the drugs to his church premises where he was arrested,” Hamza
stated.
Source: Linda Ikeji Blog
Source: Linda Ikeji Blog
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