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TikToker Seaking Rearrested Over Social Media Posts Exposing Police Corruption
- Seaking rearrested over cybercrime charges related to posts on police corruption.
- Activist Sowore condemns arrest, alleging it’s an attempt to silence critics.
- TikTok star previously charged with treason and cyberstalking for anti-police harassment video.
Popular Nigerian TikToker Olumide Ogunsanwo, also known as Seaking, has been rearrested during a court appearance on Thursday, reportedly due to his recent social media posts exposing police corruption.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that human rights activist Omoyele Sowore shared the news on X (formerly Twitter), condemning the arrest as an effort to silence critics of the Nigerian Police Force.
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Sowore alleged that Force Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, was behind the arrest, using cybercrime charges as a pretext.
He wrote, “It has come to our attention that @PoliceNG in Lagos has arrested @seaking303 during a court appearance today, allegedly accusing him of cybercrime due to his latest social media posts on police corruption. This latest arrest was reportedly orchestrated by Force PPRO Adejobi Olumuyiwa @Princemoye1.
“We request the police to release @seaking303 immediately and stop harassing Nigerians with cybercrime allegations.”
Seaking had previously been arrested on December 20, 2024, and arraigned at the Ogba Magistrate Court on December 23, 2024, facing charges of treason and cyberstalking over a viral TikTok video. In the video, he allegedly urged Nigerian youths to resist police harassment by throwing stones at officers demanding to check their phones.
Despite the prosecutor’s request for a 30-day remand, the court granted Seaking bail. His release was delayed due to the holiday season and administrative processes. On January 6, 2025, Seaking’s lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, confirmed his release from Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre after fulfilling his bail conditions.
Effiong also criticized the police for using criminal charges to suppress free speech, vowing to challenge the legal proceedings.
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The charges against Seaking include:
Count One: Conducting himself in a way likely to cause a breach of peace by posting a TikTok video inciting the public to resist police officers checking their phones (Section 168(d)(2) of Lagos Criminal Law, 2015).
Count Two: Provoking a breach of peace by encouraging Nigerian youths to attack police officers (Section 57(b) of Lagos Criminal Law, 2015).
Count Three: Cybercrime-related charges, alleging that his TikTok video incited violence against the Nigerian Police (Section 24(1)(a)(b)(2)(a) and (i) of the Cybercrime Act, 2015).
Seaking’s rearrest has sparked outrage, with activists warning against the misuse of cybercrime laws to suppress dissent.
Sowore and legal advocates have demanded his immediate release, accusing the police of intimidation tactics aimed at deterring public criticism of alleged corruption within the force.
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