Breaking: Comedian Mr Macaroni arrested at Lekki tollgate, locked inside Black Maria
- Comedian Mr Macaroni started a live video on Instagram to show what is happening at the Lekki tollgate
- The comedian was spotted in a police van, noting that he was picked up by the police
- Macaroni was heard having a conversation with people whose faces were not shown in the video
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Popular comedian Debo Adebayo popularly known as Mr Macaroni has been arrested by some police officials at the Lekki toll gate on the morning of Saturday, February 13.
Macaroni joined the protest against the planned reopening of the toll gate following the alleged killing of protesters on October 20, 2020.
The comedian went on Instagram Live to show his fans and followers what is happening at the toll gate.
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The video showed the comedian locked inside a Black Maria as he spoke with some people who wanted to shake him.
He was heard telling them that he cannot shake them because of coronavirus.
Watch the video below. Swipe left to see more:
Meanwhile, a day ago, social media users who ply the Lekki shared videos and photos of policemen at the tollgate in readiness for the peaceful protest.
These social media users urged Nigerians to stay at home, noting that the policemen were ready to arrest any protesters.
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In other news, Legit.ng earlier reported that blogger Tunde Ednut reportedly blocked comedian Mr Macaroni.
According to reports, Macaroni decided to advise the blogger to avoid his page being deleted again.
Mr Macaroni advised the blogger to be nicer with his words and let love lead as everyone needed it.
Ednut slammed the comedian with the block button instead, and also deleted the video where he urged fans to follow his new page.
Sola Oloruni is a Legit.ng journalist with five years of working experience in the media industry. She graduated from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, where she obtained a post-graduate diploma in 2015.
Prior to that, she studied Linguistics and Nigerian Languages at the Ekiti State University, Ekiti, where she obtained her first degree. She is passionate about social development and women’s health.
Source: Legit.ng