Popular Nigerian TikToker and live-streamer Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has opened up about his four-day detention in police custody, describing the experience as one of the toughest periods of his life.
The 21-year-old content creator said he neither bathed nor ate for most of the time he spent in detention following his arrest last Friday in the Lekki area of Lagos over an altercation with police officers over a tinted vehicle without a number plate.
Speaking after regaining his freedom, Peller recounted the ordeal in a series of posts on his Snapchat account.
“I am ugly now. I can’t show my face yet. Omo, I slept in cell for almost four days. It has never happened to me before in my life,” he wrote.
According to him, fellow inmates recognised him during his detention and jokingly nicknamed him “001.” He also claimed he went for days without food or proper hygiene.
Reflecting on the incident, Peller said the experience had changed his outlook, adding that he now intends to avoid situations that could land him in trouble, especially as he prepares for his wedding.
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“Na my wedding dey my mind. Na to dey waka jeje after wedding japa,” he added.
Shortly after his arrest, a viral video showed Peller accusing police officers of harassment. He alleged that officers pulled his shirt, pointed a gun at his head and forcibly took him into custody. He also maintained that he had only recently acquired the vehicle involved in the incident.
Peller was arraigned on Tuesday alongside Bello Oladipo on a three-count charge bordering on obstruction of police officers, conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace and conspiracy to commit a felony.
A Lagos Magistrates’ Court subsequently granted him ₦500,000 bail, securing his release after four days in detention while the case continues.
