Socialite and businessman Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, has sued the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over his continued detention, demanding N190 million in damages.

Kazeem filed the fundamental rights enforcement suit before the Federal High Court in Lagos through his lawyer, Abdulhakeem Labi-Lawal, SAN.

He is asking the court to declare his continued detention unlawful and order his immediate release or admission to bail.

Kazeem is also seeking N190 million in damages over alleged unlawful arrest and detention, invasion of privacy, and the alleged circulation of his photographs and videos while in NDLEA custody.

The businessman was arrested by NDLEA operatives on August 13, 2026, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while preparing to travel to Paris.

His arrest followed the agency’s seizure of 184.5kg of cocaine from a courier company in Lagos.

The NDLEA has alleged that Kazeem was the Nigerian “arrowhead” of an international drug trafficking network moving cocaine from South America through Nigeria to the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.

However, Kazeem is challenging his continued detention and has denied the allegations against him.

In the suit, his family alleged that he had spent 14 days in NDLEA custody without being formally charged or informed of the specific offence for which he was being held.

He also alleged that NDLEA operatives searched his residence in Banana Island, Lagos, without producing a search warrant and that the search did not yield any incriminating material.

Kazeem further alleged that the agency seized his iPhone 15 and demanded access to the device, but found no drug-related communication or transaction linking him to an offence.

He is seeking N100 million over the alleged publication of his photographs and videos, N50 million for alleged unlawful arrest and detention, and N40 million over the alleged invasion of his privacy.

The suit also seeks the return of properties allegedly seized from him during the investigation.

Meanwhile, a Federal High Court in Lagos had ordered the NDLEA to produce Kazeem in court and respond to his challenge to the continued detention. Justice Friday Ogazi also directed the agency to respond within five days.

The development came after another Federal High Court judge, Justice Akintayo Aluko, granted the NDLEA a 30-day extension to keep Kazeem in custody while investigations continue. The court also ordered the freezing of his bank accounts.

The allegations against Kazeem have not been proven in court.