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Ogun group asks police to probe actor over crash video

Ogun Crime Watch, a civic group in Nigeria, has asked the Nigeria Police to invite Nollywood actor Kunle Afod for questioning. The request concerns a video he posted about Friday's road accident at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which the group says contained misleading information. The group states that the state emergency response team reached the scene at 12:28 p.m., one minute before Afod published his video at 12:29 p.m. Ogun Crime Watch, whose president is Comrade Olumide Martin, has urged police to establish the facts and determine whether any laws were breached.

Key facts

  • The accident occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at Saapade, Ogun State, on a Friday.
  • Afod's video was published at 12:29 p.m., according to the group's timeline.

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Why it matters

The dispute raises questions about how false or misleading claims about road emergencies are handled under Nigerian law.

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  1. First published from Premium Times