Lagos state government has sealed Hon Shina Peller’s night club in Quilox over alleged noise pollution and traffic congestion.
On Monday morning, officials of the Lagos state government besieged the venue of the club od Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos.
This is coming few hours after the men of the Nigeria Police Force allegedly detained the lawmaker at Maroko Police station.
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
According to Kola Popoola, Press Secretary, Office of Hon. Shina Peller, the lawmaker as at Moroko police station to bail some of Club Quilox’s customers who had allegedly parked on the road during a show at the Club.
He said, “Prior to the kickoff of the 36hours non-stop show which usually holds every year at Quilox, Hon. Peller had informed the concerned Lagos traffic authorities to avoid unnecessary traffic gridlock.
“On getting to Moroko police station, the police started harassing Hon. Peller and even went as far as seizing all his phones for no reason.
” The continuous harassment and unjust detain of a member of House of Representatives, Hon. Peller, by the police calls for urgent attention of the media, and the commissioner of Police.”
No statement from the Nigerian Police at the moment.