- Safiu Kehinde
Nigerian TikTok sensation, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has been arrested and detained over reckless driving in Lagos.
This is coming under the heels of his involvement in a lone accident along the Lekki-Epe expressway on Sunday.
NPO Reported that the TikToker had rammed his newly purchased Benz on barricades.
The moment captured in a livestream by the TikToker showed him threatening to commit suicide before ramming the vehicle into the barricade over his reported breakup with his girlfriend and fellow content creator, Jarvis.
The incident had however sparked mixed reactions from netizens with some calling for his arrest.
In reaction, the Lagos State Police Command would on Tuesday arrest and detain the TikToker.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi.
The command accused Peller of endangering the life of other road users with such reckless driving.
His action, according to the statement, constituted deliberate attempt to commit suicide.
The Command disclosed that investigation is ongoing over the case.
It vowed to charge the TikToker to court once the investigation is concluded.
Meanwhile, the Lagos Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, struck a note of warning to all social media influencers, content creators and general members of the public to desist from using social media platforms to engage in or promote reckless, dangerous, or unlawful and criminal acts.
The statement read; “The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and detained, for further investigation, Habeeb Hamzat aka ‘PELLER’, subsequent to the viral video that surfaced online on Sunday 14th December, 2025, in which he was seen driving recklessly, leading to a dangerous road crash and serious motor accident, while the incident was being live-streamed, thereby endangering his life and that of other road users.
“His action constitutes a deliberate attempt to commit suicide and endangered the life of other innocent people.
“The case is currently being investigated by the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID). The outcome of the investigation will be made public and the suspect will be charged to the court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with the law.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State CP Olohundare Jimoh, strongly warns social media influencers, content creators and general members of the public to desist from using social media platforms to engage in or promote reckless, dangerous, or unlawful and criminal acts.
“Such lawlessness will not be tolerated and the full weight of the law will be applied on any offender.
“The Command further urges all road users to comply strictly with traffic regulations and remains committed to ensuring public peace and safety at all times.”