{"id":198104,"date":"2024-12-04T17:01:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=198104"},"modified":"2024-12-04T17:01:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:01:35","slug":"skales-calls-out-nigerian-police-for-alleged-harassment-and-extortion-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/12\/04\/skales-calls-out-nigerian-police-for-alleged-harassment-and-extortion-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Skales Calls Out Nigerian Police for Alleged Harassment and Extortion Attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Skales stated that he can never respect the Nigerian police.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>According to the singer, the police officers requested &#8216;Christmas money&#8217; from him and after he refused, they reportedly threatened to delay him and search his vehicle.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nigerian musician Skales has spoken out against the Nigerian Police Force, citing an alleged encounter that occurred on December 4, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The artist detailed his experience on the social media platform X, recounting an incident that took place near Magodo in Lagos while he was on his way to a scheduled interview at City FM.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198106\" style=\"width: 719px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241204-174646.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"719\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241204-174646.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241204-174646-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his post, Skales expressed frustration with the police, stating, &#8220;<em style=\"font-weight: bold\">Nigerian police will not stop being a joke \u2026so yesterday the Nigerian police under the bridge close to magodo as if you\u2019re going to fela shrine\/agidingbi stopped us on our way to city fm last night &amp; displayed plenty madness of pointing guns at us as if we were criminals after they finished their usual b.s &#8220;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He also mentioned that the officers asked him for &#8220;Christmas money,&#8221; and after he declined their request, they allegedly threatened to hold him back and conduct a search of his vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Skales explained: &#8220;<strong><em>They now asked for money for Christmas then I said I swear I\u2019m not giving and we are late for an interview \u2026 they said a lot of rubbish .. that they would delay us and search us \u2026 and I said my level of hatred for this joke called Nigerian police force will not let me want to ever be at your mercy so we dropped for them to search..&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;They started saying, \u2018Okay, so you get money you no want give us; we go show you today&#8221;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>Nigerian police I will never respect those fools.. useless people na only to stop Benz una sabi when yawa gas una go gbes .. foolish idiots&#8221;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In another story, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/11\/27\/skales-blasts-man-who-claimed-he-can-bring-his-mom-back-to-life\/\">Skales blasts man who claimed he can bring his mom back to life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The musician, who has openly expressed his longing for his mother, shared on his X account that he wishes he could bring her back: \u201cMan, I wish I could bring back my MOTHER.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, an X user named Big Slim suggested that Skales should bring some money and he would assist him in achieving that wish.<\/p>\n<p>This comment angered the artist, prompting him to respond fiercely to the netizen.<\/p>\n<p>Skales wrote:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod go purnish you .. you are very stupid \u2026 no let me wish you death fool \u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skales stated that he can never respect the Nigerian police. 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