Popular Lagos socialite and nightlife promoter, Mike Nwalie, better known as Pretty Mike, has been granted ₦50 million bail by a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, following his arraignment on drug-related charges.
Pretty Mike, the owner of Proxy Lagos Night Club, was arraigned alongside the club’s supervisor, Joachim Hillary (32), by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful possession of narcotics, and permitting the use of premises for drug-related activities.
According to the charge sheet dated October 30, 2025, the alleged offences took place on October 26, 2025, at Proxy Night Club, located at No. 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The NDLEA accused both defendants of conspiring to organise a drug-themed party, during which operatives reportedly recovered 200 grams of Cannabis Sativa and 177 cylinders of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) weighing 364.662 kilograms.
While Hillary faced an additional charge of unlawful possession of cannabis, Pretty Mike was specifically accused of knowingly permitting the club premises to be used for drug-related activities, an offence punishable under Section 12 of the NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Following their plea, NDLEA counsel Buhari Abdullahi requested a trial date, but defence counsel Dr. B.S. Awosika (SAN) urged the court to grant bail on liberal terms, citing the defendants’ clean records and constitutional presumption of innocence.
In his ruling, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa granted bail to each defendant in the sum of ₦50 million, with two sureties in like sum, who must swear to an affidavit of means. The court ordered that the defendants remain in the custody of their counsel pending the perfection of their bail conditions.
The matter was adjourned to January 14, 2026, for the commencement of trial.
