A few hours ago, news broke that lawmaker and owner of Quilox Nightclub, Shina Peller is currently under police detention. Simultaneously, it has also been announced that his nightclub, Quilox, has been shut down by the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency over allegations of noise pollution and traffic congestion.
BREAKING NEWS: The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (@LasepaInfo) has sealed popular Club Quilox, Victoria Island over Noise Pollution and Traffic Congestion. #ForAGreaterLagos pic.twitter.com/Mt3uDQt2hb
— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) December 23, 2019
Peller, who represents Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State, was said to have been arrested for Quilox’s obstruction of the free flow of traffic, according to Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana.
According to Elkana, after three cars were towed from Quilox today, Peller mobilised a group of about 50 to raid the Maroko Police Station and recover the vehicles.
“This honourable mobilised over 50 thugs to attack Maroko Police Station to move those vehicles out. We had to send reinforcement from neighbouring stations before they were able to curtail the situation. That was how he was arrested with five of the thugs, while others escaped. We had to exercise a lot of restraints,” Elkana said.
However, according to Peller’s fellow Oyo lawmaker, Akin Alabi, Peller was arrested after he went to the Panti police station to bail out three Quilox customers who were illegally arrested.
So founder of Quilox and House of Representatives member, @ShinaPeller went to bail his customers that were illegally arrested… then the Police at Maroko police station detained him as well. Police brutality knows no status.
— Oloye Akin Alabi (@akinalabi) December 23, 2019
We are on our way to Panti. First of all, the cars of the customers were towed and seized for violating traffic. FINE. But they were arrested and told to pay N100,000 bribe. Why one earth do you need to pay the police a bribe after your car has already been seized.
— Oloye Akin Alabi (@akinalabi) December 23, 2019
You arrest those parked on the road. Someone goes to bail the people arrested. You arrest the person to. That summarizes why @ShinaPeller was arrested.
— Oloye Akin Alabi (@akinalabi) December 23, 2019
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