Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested over 100 suspects, including popular Lagos socialite and club owner, Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike, during a drug party at Proxy Nightclub in Victoria Island, Lagos.
The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday, October 26. He said the NDLEA operatives stormed the club located at 7 Akin Adesola Street in the early hours of Sunday after credible intelligence revealed that a drug-fueled party was taking place.
According to him, “Cartons of illicit substances, including Loud and laughing gas, were recovered from suspects at the party and the club’s store.”
Babafemi noted that the operation was carried out by NDLEA officers who had infiltrated the party before executing 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.
He also revealed that the agency uncovered a separate drug smuggling operation involving cocaine concealed in body cream containers 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,” Babafemi 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 led to the arrest of a female healthcare worker, Ogunmuyide Taiwo Deborah, and Mutiu Adebayo Adebiyi, the CEO of Mutiu Adebiyi & Co Travel Agency, who were allegedly connected to the smuggling operation.
Babafemi also disclosed that in Enugu State, NDLEA operatives thwarted an attempt by a 35-year-old Lesotho national, Lemena Mark, to export methamphetamine to the Philippines through the Akanu Ibiam International Airport.
“No fewer than 21,950 capsules of tramadol 250mg concealed inside a 100-litre water heater were recovered from a suspect, Umar Abubakar, 40, who was arrested by NDLEA operatives at Bode Saadu, Morro local government area of Kwara state, following credible intelligence on Tuesday, 21st October,” he stated.
Across different states including Taraba, Kogi, Nasarawa, Ondo, and Kaduna, several drug traffickers were apprehended with large quantities of cannabis, tramadol, and other illegal substances.
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Babafemi added that a 75-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman were also arrested in Abia State for possession of large quantities of cannabis, while NDLEA officers at Seme border intercepted a suspect with 55kg of skunk.
He confirmed that a major arms and ammunition trafficker, Abubakar Ibrahim, 30, was nabbed in Zamfara while transporting an AK-47 rifle and over 1,700 rounds of ammunition from Sokoto to Anka LGA.
While commending the officers involved, the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), urged all commands across the country to sustain the agency’s momentum in its war against drug abuse and trafficking.
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.”