Popular Lagos socialite and nightclub owner, Mike Nwalie, widely known as Pretty Mike, has been granted N50 million bail by the Federal High Court in Lagos following his arraignment on alleged drug-related offences.
Pretty Mike, who owns Proxy Lagos Night Club, was arraigned alongside his club’s supervisor, Joachim Hillary, 32, by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The two defendants appeared before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful possession, and permitting the use of the club for illegal drug activities.
According to the NDLEA prosecutor, Buhari Abdullahi, the alleged offences occurred around October 26, 2025, at Proxy Nightclub located at No. 7, Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The agency accused both men of conspiring to organise a drug-themed party at the club, during which NDLEA operatives reportedly recovered 200 grams of Cannabis Sativa and 177 cylinders of Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) weighing 364.662 kilograms in total.
The second defendant, Hillary, was allegedly caught with 200 grams of Cannabis Sativa on October 25, 2025, without lawful authorisation.
Pretty Mike, 45, was accused of knowingly allowing his nightclub to be used for drug-related activities.
The offences, according to the prosecution, contravened Sections 14(b), 20(1)(c) and are punishable under Sections 20(2)(b) and 12 of the NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty to all charges.
After the plea, Abdullahi requested the court to fix a trial date, while defence counsel, Dr B.S. Awosika (SAN), filed a bail application, urging the court to grant bail on liberal terms.
Awosika argued that his clients had no prior criminal record and would be available throughout the trial, adding that the prosecution had provided no compelling reason to deny bail.
However, the NDLEA counsel opposed the application, insisting that the defendants had not presented adequate grounds for bail and called for an accelerated hearing instead.
Delivering his ruling, Justice Lewis-Allagoa stated that the defendants were presumed innocent until proven guilty, and that the burden rested on the prosecution to justify any reason for denying bail.
The judge then granted N50 million bail to each defendant, with two sureties in like sum, who must swear to an affidavit of means.
He further allowed the defendants to remain in the custody of their counsel pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions.
The case was adjourned to January 14, 2026, for trial commencement.
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