Prophet Michael Raji,60, resident pastor of Cherubim and
Seraphim Agodo-Egbe, Ikotun branch, Lagos, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA) for unlawful exportation of 174 kilograms of narcotic
drugs. Raji was arrested at the MMIA, Lagos as he made way to leave for South
Africa with his carefully concealed ‘parcel’
The suspect, Michael Raji, is a suspected top member of a
drug syndicate operating in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. He 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 commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar
described the suspect as a smooth operator. “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 where it was detected.
Investigation eventually traced the movement of the drugs to his church
premises where he was arrested” Hamza stated.
The suspect in his statement said that:. “I received the
drugs from my friend and I kept them in the church since October 2014. I am the
resident pastor of Cherubim and Seraphim Agodo-Egbe, Ikotun branch, Lagos. I
attended Ansarudeen Primary and Secondary School Ibadan. I later attended Yaba
College of Technology where I had my Trade Test in Electrical Installation. I
was ordained a full time pastor in 1977. This is a great temptation for me and
I pray to God to overcome it” Michael Raji stated.
Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency, Ahmadu
Giade said that the game is up for the suspect. “The game is up for the suspect
and we have strong evidence for prosecution. This is one of the largest
seizures of psychotropic substances at the airport. We are working very hard to
apprehend other accomplices and bring them to book” Giade state
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