Ruth Semilore
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele, founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, also known as Abbas Ajakaiye, for alleged involvement in cross-border drug trafficking.
Olasele, who had been on the run for months, was apprehended on Sunday, August 3, at his church in the Okun Ajah area of Lekki, Lagos, shortly after concluding a Sunday service.
NDLEA operatives had been trailing him since June following the interception of two large consignments of “Ghana Loud,” a potent strain of cannabis, linked to him.
According to NDLEA sources, the first haul, weighing 200kg, was seized at Okun Ajah beach on June 4, while another 700kg was recovered from his delivery van on July 6.
The suspect allegedly confessed to transporting the drugs from Ghana into Nigeria via waterways and fleeing to Ghana to evade previous arrest attempts.
