Businessman and social media influencer Afolabi Michael Kazeem, popularly known as KC Luxury, was brought to the Federal High Court in Lagos in an ambulance while receiving oxygen on Friday, as his lawyer asked the court to grant him bail for specialised medical treatment.
At the resumed hearing on October 23, 2026, a correctional officer informed the court that Kazeem was critically ill and had been hospitalised.
The officer told the court that the defendant had arrived at the court premises in an ambulance and called the nurse attending to him.
A nurse at the Police Hospital in Falomo, Lagos, Bukki Yahya, told Justice Musa Kakaki that Kazeem could not be moved into the courtroom because he was receiving oxygen inside the ambulance.
Yahya said Kazeem was admitted to the hospital on October 7, 2026, where he was diagnosed with asthma and sepsis.
“My Lord, I am Bukki Yahya, the nurse attending to the patient, Afolabi. He was diagnosed with asthma and sepsis when he was brought to the Police Hospital, Falomo,” she said.
She added that Kazeem remained inside the ambulance because his condition and need for oxygen made it impossible to move him into the courtroom.
Following the nurse’s testimony, Kazeem’s lawyer, Emefo Etudo, questioned why his client had been brought to court in such a serious condition.
“If, for instance, the defendant was in the intensive care unit and is like this, why should they bring him to court?” Etudo asked.
Justice Kakaki subsequently directed that Kazeem be returned to the hospital, saying, “You can take him back to the hospital.”
Lawyer Seeks Bail for Specialised Treatment
Kazeem is standing trial alongside two other defendants, Boniface Freeman Ochoche Sule and Ikechukwu Ekugo Patriarch, over alleged trafficking of 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine and money laundering.
After the court ordered that Kazeem be returned to the hospital, Etudo proceeded to argue his client’s bail application dated October 16, 2026.
The lawyer said the application was intended to secure Kazeem’s release on bail so he could receive specialised medical treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
He told the court that the defence had filed an affidavit of urgency, a 21-paragraph affidavit supporting the application, a written address and relevant exhibits.
Etudo added that the defence had also filed a reply to the prosecution’s counter-affidavit on October 22.
According to the lawyer, Kazeem’s health had deteriorated, particularly following the collapse of his lungs, which he said was reported by the Police Hospital in Falomo.
He explained that the police hospital had transferred Kazeem to LUTH because it lacked the facilities needed to carry out the surgical treatment required for his condition.
However, Etudo alleged that Kazeem was later withdrawn from LUTH and taken to a correctional centre on October 13 despite his health condition.
The lawyer further claimed that Kazeem’s condition worsened while he was being transported to the correctional centre, forcing those accompanying him to return him to the Police Hospital in Falomo.
He said Kazeem was subsequently admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit.
Etudo urged the court to grant the bail application, arguing that his client’s medical condition justified his release.
Prosecution Opposes Bail Application
Opposing the application, prosecution counsel Abu Ibrahim told the court that the prosecution had filed an 11-paragraph counter-affidavit sworn to by Ebuka Okwonkwo on October 22.
Ibrahim argued that the defence was raising issues the court had already considered in its October 2 pronouncement concerning Exhibit AK2.
He submitted that the application amounted to an attempt to reopen an issue that should instead have been challenged through an appeal.
The prosecutor also argued that the medical evidence presented by the defence was insufficient to justify Kazeem’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 further argued that the defence had not presented a medical document from LUTH showing that the hospital was unable to manage Kazeem’s condition.
“They said he was admitted, treated and discharged. We urge your Lordship to dismiss this application,” he said.
Although Ibrahim acknowledged that granting bail was at the court’s discretion, he described Kazeem as a flight risk and urged the judge to impose strict conditions if bail was granted.
In response, Etudo asked the court to grant bail on liberal terms, maintaining that his client’s medical condition was evident.
“The condition of the first defendant speaks for itself. We have heard what the prosecution said. We urge this court to grant this application on liberal terms,” he said.
The lawyer assured the court that Kazeem would attend future proceedings if released. He also told the court that his client’s international passport was already in the custody of the authorities.
After hearing arguments from both parties, Justice Kakaki adjourned the ruling on the bail application until October 28, 2026.
