The Lagos State Police Command has arrested standard Tiktoker, Habeeb Hamzat, broadly referred to as Peller, after a video circulated on-line exhibiting him participating in harmful driving that resulted in a crash throughout a stay broadcast.
Info launched in an announcement on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, indicated that the arrest was prompted by public condemnation of the incident, which came about on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
Police authorities defined that the influencer’s conduct posed a grave threat to lives and demanded swift motion to forestall additional hurt.
“The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and detained, for additional investigation, Habeeb Hamzat aka ‘PELLER’, subsequent to the viral video that surfaced on-line on Sunday 14th December, 2025, during which he was seen driving recklessly, resulting in a harmful street crash and critical motor accident, whereas the incident was being live-streamed, thereby endangering his life and that of different street customers”, the assertion partly learn.
The command burdened that the behaviour was extremely irresponsible and will simply have led to lack of life, both for the suspect himself or for unsuspecting motorists and pedestrians.
“His motion constitutes a deliberate try to commit suicide and endangers the lives of different harmless individuals”,. the assertion continued.
Authorities additional revealed that the case file has now been forwarded to the State Felony Investigation Division for an in-depth investigation.
“The case is presently being investigated by the State Felony Investigation Division (SCID). The end result of the investigation might be made public, and the suspect might be charged to the court docket of competent jurisdiction in accordance with the regulation”, it added.
The police additionally famous that the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Olohundare Jimoh, used the chance to warning social media influencers and most of the people towards misusing digital platforms to advertise unlawful or hazardous actions.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Olohundare Jimoh, strongly warns social media influencers, content material creators and normal members of the general public to desist from utilizing social media platforms to have interaction in or promote reckless, harmful, or illegal and felony acts”. it added.
He burdened that acts of this nature would entice strict authorized penalties and reaffirmed the command’s dedication to neutral regulation enforcement.
“Such lawlessness is not going to be tolerated, and the complete weight of the regulation might be utilized on any offender. The Command additional urges all street customers to conform strictly with visitors rules and stays dedicated to making sure public peace and security always.”
