The Lagos State Police Command has arrested TikToker Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, over a viral video showing him driving recklessly before crashing his vehicle during a live broadcast.
The arrest was confirmed in a statement on Tuesday. “The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and detained, for further investigation, Habeeb Hamzat aka ‘PELLER’, subsequent to the viral video that surfaced online on Sunday 14th December, 2025, in which he was seen driving recklessly, leading to a dangerous road crash and serious motor accident, while the incident was being live-streamed, thereby endangering his life and that of other road users,” the statement partly read.
Police spokesperson SP Abimbola Adebisi said the act appeared to be a “deliberate attempt to commit suicide” and added that the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation. She added, “The suspect will be charged to court after investigations are concluded.”
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, warned social media users against engaging in acts that threaten public safety, saying the command “will not tolerate the use of social media to promote reckless and unlawful behaviour”.
Videos shared online showed Peller driving and interacting with his followers during a livestream moments before his Mercedes Benz SUV crashed into a road barrier along the Lekki Epe Expressway. The impact caused the airbags to deploy.
Eyewitnesses said other motorists stopped to assist him immediately after the crash. He was later taken to hospital for medical attention. No fatalities were reported, and no other vehicles were involved.
