Joy Anyim
The House of Representative Member Representing Iseyin Federal Constituency, Oyo State, Hon. Shina Peller, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command, for invading Maroko Police Division.
Preliminary investigation revealed that on December 22, 2019, police officers on traffic control along Ozumba Mbadi Way, Victoria Island, had sent a traffic report to Maroko Police Division, 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 Club, 183 Ozumba Mbadi Way, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Peller, who is the owner of the club, was approached by the Divisional Police Officer on the need to ensure that customers to his club do not block the major road to mitigate the undue hardship the obstruction was causing to other road users.
The Police eventually cleared the traffic and the honourable member promised to keep the road free of traffic. However, on December 23, 2019 at 8.30am, traffic build up was observed on the road again.
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According to the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), the cause of the traffic was traced to the Club again.
Bala said a police team from Maroko Division led by the Divisional Police Officer, mobilised to the street and after much effort, got the traffic flowing again, and three vehicles parked on the major highway by some customers of the club, which actually caused the obstruction, were removed to the Station.
The PPRO further stated that the Club owner mobilised over 50 thugs around 11a.m., and invaded the Police Station to forcibly move the vehicles away.
While 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 Honourable Member and five thugs were arrested while others scaled through the fence and escaped.
He said: “The Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Yaba, for in depth investigation.
“The suspects will be charged to court. Owners of club houses in Lagos State are warned to provide parking spaces for their customers within their premises to stop indiscriminate parking on the road.
“The good people of Lagos State have the right to enjoy free flow of traffic which informed the decision of the Command to declare a state of emergency in traffic. The slogan remains ‘Traffic must flow’ in Lagos State.”