Alleged drug offences: Pretty Mike, club supervisor arraigned

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Popular socialite and entertainer, Mike Nwalie, popularly known as Pretty Mike, was on Thursday arraigned at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos presided by Justice Ambrose Alagoa over alleged drug-related offences.

Nwalie, who owns the Proxy Lagos Night Club, Victoria Island, Lagos was arraigned with the club’s supervisor, Joachim Hillary, 32, by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) through the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The two defendants were brought before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, illegal possession of hard drug and knowingly allowing the use of the club premises for illegal drug activities.

The charge, dated October 30, 2025, stemmed from an incident that allegedly occurred on or about October 26, 2025, at the popular nightclub located at No. 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

In Count One, the NDLEA accused both defendants of conspiracy to organise a drug party at the club premises, adding that during a subsequent operation, the anti-narcotic agents recovered a significant cache of illicit substances.

According to the NDLEA, the items recovered included 200 grams of Cannabis Sativa, a narcotic drug, and 177 cylinders of Nitrous Oxide, commonly known as laughing gas. The cylinders of the said substance, described by the agency as harmful and abused, reportedly weighed 364.662 kilograms. The prosecution stated that the alleged offence is contrary to and punishable under Section 14(b) of the NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

Count Two was levelled solely against the supervisor, Joachim Hillary, accusing him of possessing the 200 grams of Cannabis Sativa on or about October 25, 2025, at the same location, without lawful authority.

This act, the prosecution said, contravene Section 20(1)(c) and is punishable under Section 20(2)(b) of the same Act.