TikToker Peller Confronts Police After Being Stopped Over Alleged Number Plate Violation
Popular TikTok content creator and livestreamer, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, was involved in a heated confrontation with police officers after he was stopped on a Lagos highway over allegations that he was driving a vehicle without a number plate.
A video of the incident, which has since gone viral on social media, showed Peller arguing with the officers while recording the encounter on his mobile phone.
According to the footage, the officers questioned the social media personality over the alleged traffic violation, insisting that the vehicle he was driving did not have a valid number plate.
The exchange became increasingly tense as both parties engaged in a verbal argument, drawing the attention of passers-by.
The circumstances surrounding the incident, including whether any arrest was made or if the vehicle was eventually impounded, were not immediately clear.
The video has generated widespread reactions online, with many social media users expressing differing opinions on the conduct of both the police officers and the TikTok star.
Neither Peller nor the Nigeria Police Force had issued an official statement on the incident as of the time of this report.