Police Arrests Skales for Defrauding Baseline Records

The trouble between Nigerian artistes and their labels has landed Skales in the custody of the Police as Skales is currently in jail for his involvement in a fraud case with his record company, Baseline Records to the tune of N13 million.

The drama started yesterday after news made the rounds that the singer’s manager Osagie Osarenkhoe has been summoned to a Lagos police station, after the record company accused her of stealing over N13 million from the company over a period of 12 months, a claim the famed artiste manager denied.

Baseline Records wrote a petition to the Inspector General of Police, detailing the terms of agreement signed for Skales in 2014. According to the company, Skales introduced Osagie as his manager and all funds were paid to him through her.

The duo however reportedly reneged on the agreement by refusing to pay the company the percentage due them from the singer’s bookings (tours, performances), hence why they are taking up the matter with the police.

Earlier on yesterday, Osagie tweeted that she was not detained. However, Daddy Freeze has just confirmed that Skales and Osagie have been detained pending when investigations are concluded.

Update on Skales and His Manager Osagie….. According to @wale_ewedemi an inside source for Baseline records, they have both been remanded in  Police Custody after confessing to various charges of fraud and diversion of Baseline Records funds They are currently assisting the Police in unraveling the extent of the fraud. Running into tens of millions of naira. At the inception of the contract, he was given a fully furnished luxury apartment in Lekki in a gated estate, with a brand new customized SUV. And a multimillion Naira sign on Fee. The record label also gave him a free hand to select and run his brand, supported by a multimillion naira corporate expense account. Skales behavior has reduced the appetite of the Record label to assist other young talents to achieve their full potential. **************************** @kaylahoniwo and I talked about this on @coolfmlagos today on the #RoadShow. Many of these artistes are from the hood. One small hit and they upgrade their transportation from Marwa and Molue to a 2006 Range Rover or G wagen with 2014 bodykit, then they upgrade their housing from mushin or Aj city to LEKKI phase one…. But the problem is they don't upgrade their minds!!! They do business with intelligent and witty entrepreneurs while using their 'Molue mentality', not realizing that a contract is a contract and GRA-GRA cannot break it! The other day DJ Zeez was asked to pay his record label N21m, then the vector issue, then Runtown was issued a court injunction restraining him from performing and now skales allegedly sleeping inside police cell!! Upcoming artistes abeg make una learn how to read book, no be everything be swag, no be everything be gra-gra! Please don't jump and sign your life away for a plate of porridge! UPGRADE YOUR MINDS!!!! Still trying to get Osagie and Skales for their own side of the story so expect more updates tomorrow…. In the meantime remember to read whatever u sign o! And make sure u have a good lawyer…..

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