The Hook Hotel
By Victory OgheneÂ
Operatives from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided 80-room, The Hook Hotel which also house ‘The Hook Bar and Grill Lounge’, located at located at 16 Waziri Ibrahim street, off Elsie Femi Pearse street, Victoria Island, Lagos,
which was being used as a front for distributing illicit substances.
After hours of searching the rooms, the NDLEA recovered 589 bags of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, weighing a total of 417.3 kilograms. The seized drugs have an estimated street value of ₦1,042,500,000, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Media & Advocacy, discloed in a statement on Sunday.
Three suspects—Eze Ayitu, Ofuokwu Samuel, and Emmanuel Ameh—were arrested during the operation, which took place between Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, 2025. Two other individuals, Noble Philip and his partner Kenneth, are currently on the run.
The statement said, “Items suspected to be proceeds of illicit drug trade recovered from the premises housing The Hook Hotel also known as Caesar Hotel and Caesar Lounge located at 16 Waziri Ibrahim street, off Elsie Femi Pearse street, Victoria Island, Lagos, include: Toyota Prado Landcruiser Jeep (Lagos AKD 472 OZ); Toyota Sienna Vehicle (Lagos KJA 79 HJ); Volkswagen Delivery Van (Lagos AAA 525 JE); Kia Ceranto Car (Lagos BDG 860 GQ); Grand Caravan Dodge (Lagos APP 847 YF); 74 new TV sets; 10 used TV sets; and 13 refrigerators, among others.
