Former Big Brother Naija housemate Tuoyo Ideh has cried out on social media after he and several others, including Lagos socialite Pretty Mike, were arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during a late-night raid at a nightclub in Lagos.
In an Instagram post on Sunday, the BBNaija season four star revealed that he was taken alongside more than 150 people who were at the club at the time of the raid. Tuoyo said he was shocked and frustrated by the incident, insisting that he did nothing wrong.
Sharing his ordeal, he wrote:
“I have been arrested by the NDLEA from a night club in Lagos for basically nothing at all since around 4am. They made us sit down like criminals. We are over 150 people here till now that were carried to NDLEA headquarters, Ikoyi. We didn’t commit any crime. They came with guns inside the club and told everyone to lie down.”
He also shared a video showing him and others sitting on the floor, adding, “They want to take our phones now the fuck,” and in another post said, “This is the height of injustice.”
QEDNG earlier reported that Pretty Mike, whose real name is Mike Nwogu was among over 100 people arrested after NDLEA operatives raided Proxy Nightclub on Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, around 3 a.m. on Sunday.
NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi confirmed the operation in a statement, saying it followed credible intelligence about a drug-themed party being organised at the club.
According to Babafemi, undercover officers monitored the event from about 11 p.m. on Saturday before storming the venue. “Various quantities of cannabis, popularly called Loud, and nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, were recovered from the scene,” he said.
“All suspects, including the club owner, have been taken into custody for further investigation,” he added.
Tuoyo, who featured in the BBNaija ‘Pepper Dem’ season won by Mercy Eke.
