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“I Only Wanted TikTok Followers” Says Man Arrested For Fake Bandit Video
Qawiyu Ibaragun who was arrested by Police in Ogun State for raising an alarm over a fake bandits attack has appealed to the Police for forgiveness.
Qawiyu who is a tailor said that he raised the alarm in a video only to get social media followers.
He said: “I raised a fake bandits attack just to gain TikTok followers. Please forgive me. My Ileya customers’ clothes are still in my shop.”
When asked how he got the Fulani herdsman he used in the video, the man said, “The Fulani herdsman used to move with his cows in their area just behind his shop.
“I asked him to feature in the video so that I could get content. He initially refused but I insisted. I told my apprentice to do the recording. I did it because I saw people doing it to gain followers.”