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Popular Lagos socialite and nightclub owner, Mike Nwalie, better known as Pretty Mike, has been granted N50 million bail by the Federal High Court in Lagos after being arraigned on charges linked to alleged drug-related offences.
Pretty Mike, the proprietor of Proxy Lagos Night Club, was arraigned alongside his club’s supervisor, Joachim Hillary, aged 32, by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Both defendants appeared before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa on three counts involving conspiracy, unlawful possession of drugs, and allowing the use of club premises for illegal activities.
According to the NDLEA prosecutor, Buhari Abdullahi, the alleged offences took place on or around October 26, 2025, at Proxy Night Club, situated at No. 7, Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The NDLEA alleged that the duo conspired to organise a drug-themed party, where operatives later recovered 200 grams of Cannabis Sativa and 177 cylinders of Nitrous Oxide (commonly known as laughing gas), with a total weight of 364.662 kilograms.
The second defendant, Hillary, was also accused of being in possession of 200 grams of Cannabis Sativa without legal authorisation on October 25, 2025.
Pretty Mike, aged 45, was accused of permitting his nightclub to be used for drug-related activities, contrary to Sections 14(b) and 20(1)(c), and punishable under Sections 20(2)(b) and 12 of the NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Both men pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Following the plea, Abdullahi urged the court to set a trial date, while defence counsel Dr. B.S. Awosika (SAN) applied for bail on lenient terms, arguing that the defendants had no previous criminal record and would be available throughout the trial.
Awosika stressed that the prosecution had not given any valid reason to deny them bail.
In response, Abdullahi opposed the application, contending that the defendants had failed to provide sufficient grounds for bail and requested an accelerated hearing instead.
In his ruling, Justice Lewis-Allagoa held that the accused persons were presumed innocent until proven guilty, adding that the burden of proof rested on the prosecution to justify any reason for refusing bail.
The court then granted each defendant N50 million bail, with two sureties in like sum, both of whom must swear to an affidavit of means.
The defendants were also released into the custody of their counsel until their bail conditions were fully met.
The case was adjourned to January 14, 2026, for the commencement of trial.
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