Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of the property belonging to prominent socialite and entertainer Pretty Mike, following claims that the premises were being used for drug storage and distribution.
The judge gave the order on Tuesday, November 4, after
hearing an ex-parte application submitted by counsel for the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Mr Buhari Abdulahi.
The NDLEA in its filings allehed that the building, located
at No. 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, and known as Proxy Lagos Night
Club, was being used as a storage and distribution hub for 169 cylinders
(384.662 kilogrammes) of nitrous oxide (also known as laughing gas) and 200
grammes of Cannabis Sativa.
According to the NDLEA, the nightclub is owned by Mike
Nwalie (Pretty Mike) and Joachim Hillary, who purportedly used the premises as
a base to prepare for a “large-scale drug party.”
Abdulahi, while moving the motion dated October 27, 2025,
urged the court to grant an order for the interim forfeiture of the nightclub
to the Federal Government, describing it as an “instrumentality of crime” under
the NDLEA Act.
He also sought an order suspending all commercial and
entertainment activities at the property until investigations are concluded.
He argued that the order was necessary to preserve the
integrity of the property during the ongoing probe, adding that no party would
be unduly prejudiced by the court’s decision.
In an affidavit deposed to by Deputy Commander of
Narcotics, Nasiru Garba Bungudu, the NDLEA disclosed that the agency had
received credible intelligence in October 2025 about preparations for a major
drug event at the nightclub. Acting on the tip-off, NDLEA operatives from the
Lagos Strategic Command stormed the location on October 26, 2025, at about
midnight. The agency said during the operation, officers reportedly recovered
169 cylinders of nitrous oxide and 200 grams of cannabis, while more than 200
persons, including the two respondents, were arrested.
Laboratory analysis later confirmed that the seized
substances were controlled drugs. The affidavit also alleged that the nightclub
had a history of drug-related activities carried out with the knowledge and
consent of its owner.
After reviewing the motion and accompanying evidence,
Justice Kakaki granted the NDLEA’s prayers, ordering the interim forfeiture of
the nightclub to the Federal Government.
The court also directed that all operations at the venue
remain suspended pending the completion of investigations.
The case was adjourned until January 28, 2026, for further
hearing.
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