“The law often catches up with criminals,” is a popular saying.
Indeed, this saying is true, as the long arm of the law recently caught up with popular socialite, Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye.
Elediye, 61, was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), on Wednesday 1st January 2025 in her mansion at Okota area of Lagos.
Her arrest followed the interception of a truckload of illicit drug consignment from her staff same day, a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy and made available to the media said.
Alhaja Ajoke is known in the drug underworld and fondly called “Iya Ruka”, in social circle.
However, her true identity which has been 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, was suddenly unravelled after her arrest 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 recognised as the Iyalaje of Blessing Sisters, an influential club of society women in Lagos.
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