A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted ₦50 million bail to Lagos-based socialite and nightclub owner, Mike Nwalie, popularly known as Pretty Mike, following his arraignment over alleged drug-related offences.
Nwalie, who owns Proxy Lagos Night Club, appeared before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa alongside his club’s supervisor, 32-year-old Joachim Hillary. Both men were arraigned by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on a three-count charge of conspiracy, unlawful possession, and permitting the use of a property for illegal drug activities.
Okay News reports that the NDLEA’s prosecution counsel, Buhari Abdullahi, informed the court that the offences were allegedly committed on or about October 26, 2025, at the club located at No. 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. He alleged that NDLEA operatives recovered 200 grams of Cannabis Sativa and 177 cylinders of Nitrous Oxide (commonly known as laughing gas) weighing about 364.662 kilograms during an operation at the club.
The second defendant, Hillary, was said to be in possession of the Cannabis Sativa without lawful authorization. Pretty Mike, aged 45, was accused of allowing his nightclub premises to be used for drug-related activities, offences which the NDLEA said contravene Sections 14(b), 20(1)(c), and 12 of the NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges. Defence counsel, Dr. B.S. Awosika (SAN), urged the court to grant bail on liberal terms, stressing that his clients had no prior criminal record and would make themselves available for trial. The prosecutor, however, opposed the application, insisting that the defendants had not provided sufficient grounds for bail and urged the court to order an accelerated hearing.
In his ruling, Justice Lewis-Allagoa held that the defendants were presumed innocent until proven guilty and granted each of them ₦50 million bail with two sureties in like sum. The sureties are to swear to an affidavit of means, while the defendants were released to their counsel pending the fulfillment of the bail conditions.
The case was adjourned until January 14, 2026, for trial commencement.
