• Gives details of Lagos raid, seizes 384.886kg of cannabis, others

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday warned night club operators and fun seekers against the rising culture of organising and attending drug parties, describing it as a dangerous and unlawful trend under Nigerian law.

The warning followed a weekend raid by NDLEA operatives on a drug party held at Proxy Night Club, 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The event, which began on the night of Saturday, October 25, and continued into the early hours of Sunday, October 26, 2025, led to the arrest of more than 100 attendees, including the club’s owner, Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu (popularly known as Pretty Mike), and his manager, Joachin Millary.

According to the agency, “any gathering organised for the purpose of consuming, distributing, or abusing illicit substances is an act of criminality. These ‘drug parties’ contravene the explicit provisions of the NDLEA Act and will be treated as serious narcotic offences.”

The NDLEA said organisers of the Proxy Night Club party “went above board and had the audacity to produce and circulate flyers inviting fun seekers to come together to commit crime, an act that not only constitutes an incitement to commit crime but equally an affront to the law enforcement capabilities of the country if condoned.”

The agency further noted that “Nigeria is currently grappling with a very high prevalence rate of drug abuse, particularly among our youths. These illicit drug parties do not only fuel the drug scourge but equally serve as hubs for new recruitment into drug addiction and actively undermine our current national efforts to safeguard public health and security.”

Providing details of the operation, the NDLEA said: “Following intelligence on the party, our undercover agents conducted surveillance on the facility, made pre-purchases of illicit drugs from within the club and for four hours, between 11:00 p.m. on Saturday and 3:00 a.m. on Sunday during the party, our operatives observed and recorded drug transactions and abuse going on before we eventually disrupted the brazen public display of illegality and made arrests.”

“All attendees initially arrested were later profiled, addressed, counselled and released within hours in custody, in line with best global practices, while the two principal suspects, Pretty Mike and his manager, Joachin Millary, remain in custody following the seizure of 384.886 kilogrammes of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, and other substances from the club’s store,” the agency added.

It further warned that owners of properties, hotels and event centres found to be knowingly hosting such illegal activities risk confiscation and forfeiture of their assets to the Federal Government, even as it vowed to intensify surveillance and apply the full force of the law against offenders.