Police Detain Quilox Owner, Shina Peller, In Maroko, Lagos

Shina Peller, a House of Representatives member, has been reportedly detained at the Maroko Police Station in Lagos State.

Peller, representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency, Oyo State, is the owner of a popular Lagos club, Quilox.

It was gathered that the lawmaker was allegedly arrested while trying to take the bail of some customers of the popular club.

Kola Popoola, who is Peller’s spokesperson, said his principal’s offence was not disclosed to him as his phones were seized.

According to Popoola, the clubbers were arrested for allegedly parking on the road during a show at the club.

However, the Lagos State Police Command has cleared air on the arrest of the owner of Quilox club, Shina Peller.

Police authority said Peller was arrested for unlawfully invading a police station in the state.

The police said Peller mobilised 5 thugs to invade the Maroko police station around 11am on Monday, December 23, to forcefully move three vehicles that were towed from his club for obstructing traffic.

Lagos police spokesperson, Bala Elkana, in a statement said Peller and 5 thugs were arrested for the invasion.

According to the statement, police officers on traffic control along Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, sent a traffic report to Maroko police station on Sunday, December 22, that the entire road leading to the toll gate was blocked as a result of indiscriminate parking on the major road by customers of Quilox, located on 183 Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos.

It was reported that based on the report, the divisional police officer, Maroko informed Peller on the need to ensure that customers to his club do not block the major road to mitigate the undue hardship the obstruction is causing to other road users.

The statement read: “Police eventually cleared the traffic and the honourable member promised to keep the road free of traffic. Traffic was observed to have built up on the road again, and the police traced the cause to the club again. The situation was so bad that commuters have to resort to trekking.

“In order to decongest the traffic, officers from Maroko division were mobilised to the street, three vehicles parked on the major highway by some customers of the club, which actually caused the obstruction, were removed to the station.

“The club owner mobilised over 50 thugs around 11am and invaded the police station to forcibly move the vehicles away.”

Elkana said that the police officers that were on duty at the station sent a distress message to the state command for reinforcement, and officers from the neighbouring stations were deployed to reinforce the station.

“The Honourable member and five thugs were arrested while others scaled through the fence and escaped,” he said.
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has directed that the case should be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, for investigation.

The police said suspects would be charged to court.