Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested popular TikToker Seaking after he was accused of inciting violence against the Nigerian Police.
Seaking, who was taken into custody on Saturday, had posted a video shortly before his arrest, in which he criticized President Bola Tinubu, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun.
In another video, he called on Nigerian youths to unleash violence on the police whenever they encountered them should the officers “pass their boundaries”.
It was his subsequent call for violence against the police, as gathered, that prompted his arrest.
A video circulating on social media shows Seaking being questioned by security personnel at an undisclosed location.
Following Seaking’s arrest, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, responded to human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, who had called for information regarding Seaking’s whereabouts.
Effiong had written, “Anyone with useful information about his family or the police station he was taken to should kindly contact me.”
In a reply to Effiong, Hundeyin questioned whether inciting violence was not a crime, writing, “Please enlighten us @InibeheEffiong. Is it a crime or not to incite members of the public to violence/anarchy?”(Vanguard)
