Detained Kazeem Michael Afolabi, popularly known as KC Luxury, has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to set aside the order allowing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to keep him in custody for 30 days without charging him to court.
His lawyer, Abdulakeem Labi-Lawal, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), told Justice Friday Ogazi on Wednesday that the detention order was inconsistent with the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), which provides for an initial remand period of not more than 14 days.
KC Luxury has been in NDLEA custody since his arrest on August 13 in connection with the agency’s seizure of 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine in Lagos.
The NDLEA obtained the 30-day detention order from another judge, Justice Akintayo Aluko, on August 20, saying it needed more time to investigate the alleged drug trafficking offence.
