Pretty Mike, club supervisor finally get bail
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In his ruling, Justice Lewis-Allagoa held that the defendants were presumed innocent until proven guilty and that the prosecution failed to provide reasons to deny bail.
Lagos socialite and nightclub owner, Mike Nwalie, popularly known as Pretty Mike, has been granted N50 million bail by the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged drug-related offences.
Pretty Mike, who owns Proxy Lagos Night Club, was arraigned alongside the club’s supervisor, Joachim Hillary, 32, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The duo appeared before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa on a three-count charge of conspiracy, unlawful possession, and allowing the use of the club for illegal drug activities.
According to the prosecution counsel, Buhari Abdullahi, the offences were committed around October 26, 2025, at No. 7, Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The NDLEA alleged that the defendants organised a drug party at the nightclub, where its operatives later recovered 200 grams of Cannabis Sativa and 177 cylinders of Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) weighing 364.662 kilograms in total.
Abdullahi also said Hillary was found with 200 grams of Cannabis Sativa without lawful authority. Pretty Mike, 45, was accused of permitting drug activities at his club.
The prosecution said their actions violated Sections 14(b) and 20(1)(c) of the NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Both men pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Their counsel, Dr. B.S. Awosika (SAN), asked the court to grant bail on liberal terms, saying the defendants had no previous criminal record and would be available for trial.
But the prosecutor opposed the request, urging the court to order an accelerated hearing instead.
In his ruling, Justice Lewis-Allagoa held that the defendants were presumed innocent until proven guilty and that the prosecution failed to provide reasons to deny bail.
He granted each defendant ₦50 million bail, with two sureties in like sum, and ordered the sureties to swear to an affidavit of means.
The judge released the defendants to their counsel pending the fulfilment of their bail conditions and adjourned the case to January 14, 2026, for trial.
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