Skales Shares Jail Experience After Defending Manager

Skales has shared how he was arrested for standing by his manager in a clash with a billionaire, spending the night in a cell where inmates asked him to perform his hit songs.

Afrobeats singer Skales has shared a personal and emotional story about his time in police detention, describing how he ended up behind bars while trying to stand by his manager during a disagreement with a billionaire.

According to Skales, the trouble began when he and his manager got into a conflict with a billionaire. Despite not committing any crime, they were both arrested. Skales explained, “One time, my manager and I were locked up for no reason. We had an issue with a billionaire. Just because of power, they arrested my manager and told me to go home. I said, ‘How can you arrest my manager, and I’ll go home?’ I followed them to the station, and while I was writing a statement, they said I had to sleep in the cell.”

While detained, Skales said the condition of the holding cell was poor and overcrowded, with inmates sleeping on the bare floor. However, his fellow detainees recognized him and welcomed him with surprising kindness. “They showed me empathy,” he said, recalling how one inmate told him, “This boy doesn’t deserve to be here.”

Skales was asked to perform some of his hit songs like “Shake Body” and “Emergency” in exchange for a mat to sleep on — a luxury compared to the hard floor most inmates endured. “The boss even sang some lyrics from ‘Emergency’ himself. He said if I perform for them, they’d let me sleep on a mat. So I performed, sang the lyrics, and everything shamelessly,” he said.

He also recounted how one of the inmates offered to take revenge on the billionaire who caused his arrest. “He asked if I had killed someone. I told him what happened, and he said, ‘That’s how these billionaires behave.’ He even offered to help me murder the man.”

Reflecting on his time in detention, Skales noted how difficult it is for inmates to survive without help from the outside. “If your people don’t send money, you won’t eat,” he remarked. Out of gratitude, he made sure to support those he left behind. “So when I left, I bought them lots of food and thanked them.”

The experience left a lasting impression on Skales, revealing not only the harsh reality of police detention but also the unexpected kindness of strangers behind bars.

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