Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have taken popular Lagos socialite and club owner, Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, widely known as Pretty Mike, into custody following a midnight raid at Proxy Nightclub, Victoria Island, Lagos, where a drug-fueled party was reportedly underway.
The NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday, October 26.
According to him, the operation followed credible intelligence that a drug party was ongoing at the club located at 7 Akin Adesola Street.
“Cartons of illicit substances, including Loud and laughing gas, were recovered from suspects at the party and the club’s store,” Babafemi said.
He revealed that NDLEA operatives had infiltrated the event before carrying out the raid.
“The raid followed intelligence about the drug party. NDLEA operatives who were embedded in the party between 11 pm on Saturday, 25th October, however, disrupted the gathering at 3 am on Sunday, 26th October, in line with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),” he explained.
In a related operation, Babafemi disclosed that NDLEA officers uncovered a cocaine smuggling attempt at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
“A total of 70 parcels of cocaine factory packed in walls of cocoa butter formula body cream containers heading to London, United Kingdom, were uncovered at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, with three suspects arrested in a series of follow-up operations across Lagos,” he said.
“The cocaine consignments weighing 3.60 kilograms were discovered on 14th October 2025 during examination of cargoes packaged as personal effects going to London, UK, on an Air Peace flight. A cargo agent, Lawal Mustapha Olakunle, who presented the consignment for airfreight, was promptly arrested while investigations stretching into two weeks led to the arrest of two principal suspects linked to the attempt to export the concealed Class A drug to the UK,” he added.
Further investigations, according to Babafemi, led to the arrest of a female healthcare worker, Ogunmuyide Taiwo Deborah, and Mutiu Adebayo Adebiyi, CEO of Mutiu Adebiyi & Co Travel Agency, both allegedly connected to the smuggling ring.
He also revealed that NDLEA officers in Enugu foiled an attempt by a 35-year-old Lesotho national, Lemena Mark, to traffic methamphetamine to the Philippines through Akanu Ibiam International Airport.
In Kwara State, the agency intercepted “no fewer than 21,950 capsules of tramadol 250mg concealed inside a 100-litre water heater,” which was recovered from one Umar Abubakar, 40, at Bode Saadu, Moro Local Government Area, following credible intelligence on Tuesday, 21st October.
Across other states including Taraba, Kogi, Nasarawa, Ondo, and Kaduna, NDLEA operatives arrested several suspects and seized large quantities of cannabis, tramadol, and other controlled substances.
Babafemi further confirmed that a 75-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman were arrested in Abia State with large consignments of cannabis, while at Seme border, officers intercepted a suspect with 55kg of skunk.
In Zamfara, operatives apprehended a suspected arms and ammunition trafficker, Abubakar Ibrahim, 30, who was allegedly transporting an AK-47 rifle and over 1,700 rounds of ammunition from Sokoto to Anka Local Government Area.
Commending the successful operations, NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), praised officers across multiple state commands for their diligence and urged them to maintain the momentum.
He said, “I commend the officers and men of MMIA, AIIA, Lagos, Kwara, Abia, Nasarawa, Kogi, Ondo, Anambra, Taraba, Kaduna, Seme, and Zamfara Commands for their arrests and seizures. I urge them and their colleagues nationwide to continue the Agency’s balanced approach to drug control efforts.”
As of the time of filing this report, Pretty Mike and other suspects remain in NDLEA custody pending further investigation.
