Nigerian Police Detain Man For Days For Allegedly Cyberbullying Nollywood Actress, Toyin Abraham

SaharaReporters gathered that the actress, who has been facing intense criticism online following her support for President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 general elections, had engaged in a heated exchange with @Yarlo.

The Nigerian police have arrested and detained a man and X user, identified only as Yarlo, for insulting Nigerian actress and staunch supporter of President Bola Tinubu, Toyin Abraham, and wishing her son dead.

Yarlo has been arrested and detained by the Nigerian Police Force for at least five days, SaharaReporters learnt. 

SaharaReporters gathered that the actress, who has been facing intense criticism online following her support for President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 general elections, had engaged in a heated exchange with @Yarlo.

In the course of the heated exchange, the X user wished death on Toyin’s son. He wrote, “Your son go kpai soon.”

Toyin, in response, promised to use him as a scapegoat, to which the X user replied, “Use me as the first scapegoat.”

However, SaharaReporters observed that Nigerian netizens have begun to trend #FreeYarlo hashtag to demand for his immediate release. 

Reaching out for help on behalf of the arrested X user, Reedah wrote: “Hello I’m Reedah and Yarlo is my friend. Heard from his mother that he was arrested 4 days ago. I heard that the police came from Lagos to arrest him for cyber bullying Toyin Abraham. Pls any help you can render will deeply appreciate you.”

Drey said, “Toyin Abraham arrested yarlo 4 days ago, and I heard his mom wasn’t allowed to see him. That should be against the Law. #freeyarlo.

“I warned this boy about that stuff he blocked me cuz one girl dey push am for TL Chaii😭😭

#Freeyarlo if anyone have his account they should drop it let’s get him out please 🙏,” S Perry added. 

SaharaReporters had also reported how a social media influencer and blogger, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan was rearrested by the Nigerian police.

His lawyer, Mr Deji Adeyanju on Sunday disclosed that his client has again been arrested, adding that VeryDarkMan was apprehended for exposing someone who allegedly duped a Nigerian abroad. 

In a post on his X account on Sunday, Adeyanju said, “Our client, @thatverydarkman has just been arrested by the police on the instruction of CP Igwe for exposing someone who allegedly duped a Nigerian abroad.