A 25-year-old fashion designer, Kowiu Oloyede, arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly posting misleading videos about bandits and kidnapping in Atan, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, has admitted that he created the clips to gain popularity on TikTok like Nigerian streamer Peller.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that Oloyede, popularly known on TikTok as “Nice Boy,” posted a viral video last Monday showing himself and two others hiding in a bush while gunshot sounds played in the background.
The video carried the caption, “Bandit is in Atan, help us ooo,” and showed the trio appearing frightened while claiming they could not find their mother.
On Wednesday, he uploaded another clip in which he was seen kneeling beside another man, alleging that they had been kidnapped and pleading with a herdsman for mercy.
The second video was later deleted on Thursday after it generated reactions online.
According to reports, the videos boosted his TikTok account from about 60 followers to over 1,000 followers within days.
The Ogun State Police Command subsequently arrested the suspect on Saturday following investigations into the viral content.
Speaking with DAILY POST on Monday, Oloyede confessed that he only wanted to trend on social media and attract more followers.
“I was in my shop and noticed people were using gunshot sounds on TikTok videos to gain followers, so I decided to do the same.
“I felt that was how Peller became famous. I didn’t know it would put me in trouble. Many people use the sound online, some in the bush and others in their houses, so I decided to do mine behind my shop. My younger ones helped me record it,” he said.
He added that after the first video gained attention online, he became motivated to produce another clip.
“When people asked if the first video was real, I told them it was just content.
“The video encouraged me to do the second one. The Fulani man in the video is someone who regularly brings cows to our area. I approached him to join me, but he refused. I then knelt before him and while he was asking me to stand up, my younger ones were already recording,” he explained.
Oloyede denied being sponsored by anyone, saying a neighbour simply encouraged him before he posted the video.
“I was happy when I gained followers from the first video. I wanted more likes and followers. I didn’t know it was wrong,” he said.
Reacting, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, warned content creators against producing materials capable of causing fear and panic in society.
“This is a warning to content creators to be cautious and avoid causing panic in the community while chasing clout online.
“Investigation revealed that the alleged banditry and kidnapping videos were false and misleading. The suspect confessed that he created them to gain followers at the expense of public peace,” Babaseyi stated.
The police spokesman also maintained that the command had continued to record successes in tackling kidnapping in the state.
According to him, all kidnappers who collected ransom from victims in recent operations had been neutralised, while victims were rescued.
Babaseyi commended the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, for supporting the Ogun State Command in its operations.
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