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Senegal arrests TikToker after child thief rumour

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Senegal arrests TikToker after child thief rumour

Senegalese police arrested content creator « Capo bou Touba » at Ndamatou police station, facing charges of spreading false news and endangering others’ lives, according to Seneweb. His rumour about a black car carrying child thieves led to technicians from a telecoms operator being confronted at Poulailler, near Nguiranène, before police evacuated them.

Senegalese content creator and comedian known by the pseudonym « Capo bou Touba » is due to appear before the Diourbel prosecutor on Monday, after his arrest on Friday by the Ndamatou police station. He is facing charges of spreading false news and endangering others’ lives, according to Seneweb.

The arrest follows the release of a video in which the TikToker presented foreign technicians working for a telecoms operator as child thieves. The technicians were confronted on Thursday at Poulailler, near Nguiranène, before being evacuated and escorted by police. The video was deleted from his TikTok account on Friday, Seneweb reports.

The content creator is said to have released the video to obtain more views and new followers, according to Seneweb.

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