NDLEA arrests pastor with 174kg of narcotics

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended the resident
pastor of the Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim at Agodo-Egbe, Ikotun Lagos over
alleged unlawful exportation of 174 kilogrammes of narcotic drugs to South Africa.
The suspect, Prophet Michael Raji was arrested following the interception of the drug at the cargo
section of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) during pre-shipment examination.
Preliminary investigation has indicated that the 60 year old suspect, Michael Raji is a suspected
top member of a drug syndicate operating in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa.
He 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.
The seized drugs concealed inside large bags of foodstuff were found to contain 91kg of
Methamphetamine and 83kg of Ephedrine with an estimated street value of 609 million naira.