Toyin Abraham Reacts After Man Accused Her of Arresting His Mum: “It Was Beyond What I Could Take”

• Nigerian actress Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi made it to the trends table recently after a man on Elon Musk's  X called her out
• The young man claimed that the Nollywood superstar arrested his mother from her shop over claims of defaming her online
• Toyin reacted to this with more clarifications on the issue and mentioned that the young man dragging her online wasn't the affected person
• Oluwatodimu Ige, a Nigerian lawyer popularly known as Oga_thelawyer, in a chat with Legit.ng reacted to the actress' crisis and addressed the principles of legal accountability

Nigerian actress Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi has broken her silence amid claims that she had an X user's mother arrested for defaming her online.

The user took to social media, alleging that Toyin Abraham had detained his mother and urged her to send more police officers to arrest everyone.

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He further claimed that the actress had picked up his mother from her shop and taken her to Panti police station, asking God to judge her actions.

The man wrote:

"It's one thing to make a tweet, and you arrest me. It's another thing to arrest me for not even making a single comment, @toyin_abraham1. You picked my mom up from her shop to Panti police station for something I didn't even do. God will judge you".

Toyin responded to the callout and claimed the X user was lying against her. According to her, she arrested the mother of another X user who actually said terrible things about her on social media. The detained parent's child is friends with the person currently dragging her online. 

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Toyin went on to say that while she could tolerate being mistreated and called names, she draws the line at people cursing her children and lying about her.

She clarified that she never arrested the man's mother but filed a cybercrime report as a concerned citizen.

See the conversation online:

It's an infringement of your right - Oluwatodimu Ige, Nigerian lawyer

Oluwatodimu Ige, a Nigerian lawyer popularly known as Oga_thelawyer, in a chat with Legit.ng highlighted that individuals cannot be detained for crimes they did not commit. He also addressed the implications of wrongful arrest.

"The police cannot arrest one person in lieu of another. This means that Wale cannot be kept in custody for a crime Okoro committed.

"The Husband or wife cannot be kept in custody until the other party shows face for a crime solely committed by the other partner. If the police arrest you for the crime committed by another person, even your identical twin, it's an infringement of your right.

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"The only ground the police can arrest a mother, son, wife, or friend for a crime is when they are guilty of conspiracy or a party to the crime committed."

Toyin Abraham spurs reactions online 

Legit.ng compiled the reactions below:

sweetylyx_official:

"Wetin him mama do you? "Na mama tweet? Na Wetin we Dey talk be this, misuse of power."

iam_babaibeji:

"Abuse of power, this is illegal .why arrest his mum cos you couldn’t find the person you wanted ? Person wey Una go slam petition."

seyikeshi:

"Na wa o, abuse of power. I no blame the actress, I blame Nigeria police that don't know their job. Radarada."

lammie_artt:

"Can people understand that celebrities are human too? Trolling people isn’t a flex."

motolarie:

"Ayo deserves to be arrested - a threat to life isnt "defamation" its a police case. u ppl need to educate urself on the law before throwing tantrums."

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Toyin Abraham meets Tinubu

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Toyin Abraham trended on social media after meeting the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Toyin took to her social media timeline on Wednesday, February 22, to share pictures of herself, Tinubu and the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at an event.

The mother of one revealed it was her first time meeting Tinubu, and he shared with her the methodology he would use to tackle the country's challenges.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng