The Lagos State Police Command has arrested House
of Representatives member, Shina Peller for alleged invasion of Maroko Police Division
following the clampdown of his nightclub, Quilox, at the weekend.
Operatives had impounded vehicles belonging to
clubbers at Quilox for alleged traffic obstruction last Sunday morning and shut
down the club for alleged noise pollution after they clubbed for 36 hours at a
go.
The clubbers were said to have also blocked the
entire stretch of Ozumba Mbadiwe leading to the toll gate on Sunday morning and
were warned, only for the practice to continue on Monday morning.
It was gathered that Quilox was having its annual
36-hour clubbing, which resulted to the indiscriminate parking by patrons.
Policemen who were on traffic duty were said to
have impounded some of the vehicles alleged to have obstructed traffic.
Peller, a legislator representing Iseyin federal constituency
of Oyo State, was alleged to have stormed the police division around 11a.m.
with thugs to get the impounded vehicles released.
According to a statement by the state police spokesman,
DSP Bala Elkana, the lockdown of traffic on Monday forced commuters to start
trekking.
"The situation was so bad that commuters had
to resort to trekking. Police team from Maroko Division led by the Divisional
Police Officer (DPO) mobilised to the street and after much efforts, got the
traffic flowing again.
"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
11a.m. and invaded the police station to forcibly move the vehicles away. The
police officers on duty at the station sent a distress message to the
headquarters calling for reinforcement.
"Police teams from neighbouring Divisions and
Area J Command led by the Area Commander were deployed to reinforce the
station. The House Member (Peller) and five thugs were arrested while others
scaled the fence and escaped.
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