Lagos Police Arrest Tekno over Indecent Advertisement – TheNigerialawyer

Tekno, Nigerian Afrobeats singer, has reportedly been arrested
for dancing with semi-nude girls in a transparent van in Lagos
traffic.

According to THISDAY, the gifted singer was arrested on Tuesday
and is presently at the state Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, where he is being
questioned with respect to the incident.

Bala Elkana, the state police spokesman, was quoted to have
confirmed the singer’s arrest.

“The command has arrested Tekno and the two girls for conveying
half naked girls at the Lekki area of Lagos,” he said.

“He is presently undergoing questioning at the state Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti.”

A video of the incident had gone viral on Saturday where the
talented singer was seen throwing foreign currencies at the five
oiled ladies in lingerie and smacking their butts as they twerked
around a pole.

The incident, which occurred on Friday night around the
Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge, did not go down well with some persons and
agencies in the state.

The Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) had
issued a statement describing the stunt as “crass immorality”.

“Nobody can hide under the guise of engaging in the outdoor
advertising business to display obscenity that is antithetical to
our cherished cultural and moral values. The full weight of the
law, as enshrined in the Agency’s extant law, will be meted on the
company owning this erring outdoor mobile truck,” LASAA wrote.

Following the outrage that met the incident, the singer had
taken to his Instagram page to tender an unreserved apology to
whoever that might have “felt offended by the scenery they
saw.”

Eid-Kabir: FG Declares Monday, Tuesday, August 12-13,
2019 as Public Holidays

The Federal Government has declared Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th
August as Public Holidays to mark the 2019 Eid-Al-Kabir
celebrations.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Barr. Georgina
Ekeoma Ehuriah, MON, who made the declaration on behalf of the
Federal Government, congratulated the Muslim faithful on the
occasion and called on all Nigerians, at home and in diaspora, to
use the period of this year’s Eid-Al-Kabir celebration to embrace
the virtues of love, humility, peace and sacrifice as exemplified
by the Holy Prophet Mohammed (Pbuh).

She urged Nigerians to shun any form of disruptive tendencies
and join hands with the Federal Government to build a peaceful,
strong and united Nigeria so as to achieve an enviable Next Level
of growth and development.

Barr. Ehuriah reaffirmed the determination of the President
Muhammadu Buhari led-administration to protect the lives and
properties of Nigerians, adding that Security Agencies under the
Ministry have been directed to ensure the provision of adequate
security, before, during and after the the Eid-Al-Kabir
celebrations.

The Permanent Secretary restated Government’s desire for all
Nigerians to live a life of sacrifice, charity and love for one
another.
She wishes Nigerians a Happy, peaceful and fulfilling Eid-Al-Kabir
celebrations.

SIGNED
Mohammed Manga
Director (Press & Public Relations)
For: Permanent Secretary
6th August, 2019