Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have nabbed a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye, on January 1, 2025 in her mansion at Okota area of Lagos State.
The arrest of the prominent businesswoman followed the interception of a truckload of illicit drug consignment from her staff the same day.
Known in the drug underworld as Iya Ruka, Elediye, as she is fondly called in the social circle in Nigeria, has her true identity shrouded in mystery for years while she remained on the wanted list of the NDLEA for leading one of the drug cartels operating from Mushin area of Lagos State.
The lid was however blown off her invincibility on January 1, 2025 when NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence intercepted a white Izuzu truck carrying 44 jumbo sacks containing 1,540 kilograms of imported cannabis and driven by one of her staff, 41-year-old Abideen Adio.
Thereafter, the operatives stormed her hideout at 33, Adebayo Oyewole Street, off Ago Palace Way, Okota, where they arrested her.
On the surface, Alhaja Elediye is a businesswoman who imports fabrics and shoes from China, but beneath is a massive illicit drug trade.
She is also recognised as the Iyalaje of Blessing Sisters, an influential club of society women in Lagos.
