Police arrest, detain Reps member, Shina Peller

A member of the House of Representatives, representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa, Oyo state, Hon. Shina Peller has been arrested and detained by the Nigeria Police Force on Monday for attempting to bail and stand as surety for some people detained by the police.

Policemen at Moroko Police station, Lagos State were also said to have harassed and threatened the lawmaker that he would be beaten and dumped in the cell.

Hon. Peller was 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.

In a statement released by Hon. Peller’s Press Secretary, Mr. Kola Popoola, and made available to The Nation on Monday, the arrest and detention of the lawmaker was described as absurd, irresponsible and uncalled for.

He, therefore, called on the police authorities to immediately prevail on officers of Maroko Police station, to release the lawmaker without delay.

The statement 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 Inspector General of Police.”