Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday refused to grant bail to businessman and social media influencer, Afolabi Kazeem, popularly known as KC Luxury, over alleged 184.5kg cocaine trafficking and money laundering.
The judge held that the defence had failed to establish special circumstances to warrant bail on medical grounds, insisting that the application lacked sufficient evidence to justify the defendant’s release.
The judge further held that no medical certificate warranted the court granting him bail.
“There is no medical certificate to warrant the court to grant him bail,” Kakaki ruled.
“If there is special medical need for the first defendant, where a suspect claims an illness, an expert in the field would have given an explanation.”He said.
Kakaki, however, directed the Ikoyi Custodial Centre to grant Kazeem unrestricted access to doctors and medical experts to treat any health condition.
The judge also ordered an accelerated hearing, adjourning the case until November 2, 2026, for the trial to commence.
At the last proceedings on Friday, Kazeem was brought to the court premises in an ambulance while receiving oxygen.
His counsel, Emefo Etudo, had urged the court to grant him bail to enable him to receive specialised medical treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
Etudo argued that Kazeem’s health had deteriorated, particularly following the collapse of his lungs, which he said was disclosed by the Police Hospital, Falomo.
Opposing the application, prosecution counsel, Abu Ibrahim, argued that the medical evidence presented by the defence did not sufficiently justify the defendant’s release.
“Your Lordship looked at the application. The ailment is the same. It is the same asthma. But maybe it has become acute; the character and the ailment are the same,” Ibrahim said.
He added that the defence had not presented a medical document from LUTH showing that the hospital could not manage Kazeem’s condition.
