60-Year-Old Lagos Pastor Arrested At Murtala Muhammed International Airport With Drugs Worth N609M

 

The NDLEA have arrested a 60-year-old pastor of the Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim church located at Agog-Egbe Ikotun Lagos.  The pastor, Prophet Michael Raji was arrested by the agency over unlawful attempt to export 174 kilogrammes of hard narcotic drugs worth N609 million into South Africa. 

According to the Vanguard newspaper, Prophet Micheel Raji was arrested with the drug at the cargo section of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) during pre-shipment examination. 

Prophet Raji, believed to be a member of a drug trafficking syndicate, concealed 91kg of Methamphetamine and 83kg of Ephedrine with an estimated street value of N609 million in different foodstuffs tied in polythene bags.

A statement released by NDLEA states that, preliminary investigation has indicated that the 60 year old suspect Michael Raji is a top member of a drug syndicate operating in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa.

 

The pastor 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,” NDLEA said.

Speaking on his arrest, the NDLEA commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar said “I can tell you that this suspect is a smooth operator but we have uncovered his bag of tricks.

 

The drugs were brought to the airport for export to South Africa when it was detected. Investigation eventually traced the movement of the drugs to his church premises where he was arrested,” Hamza stated.