The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that popular TikToker Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, will be prosecuted for unsafe driving following the road crash that occurred during his livestream on Sunday.
FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, also raised alarm over the increasing trend of unsafe driving practices among celebrities, social media influencers, and content creators, warning that such behaviour endangers lives and threatens ongoing road safety campaigns.
Blaze FM reports that Peller had in a viral video, involved in a road crash when he was reportedly streaming live.
Reacting to the incident, Mohammed, in a statement issued on Monday and signed by the FRSC spokesperson, Olusegun Ogungbemide, condemned the act as illegal and hazardous, noting that it could easily have resulted in fatalities.
According to him, the incident “serves as a grim reminder that fame does not confer immunity from the law, nor does it excuse dangerous behaviour on public roads.”
The corps marshal stressed that “live streaming, content creation, recording or engaging in any activity that distracts a driver while driving is a direct violation of established road traffic regulations and poses grave danger not only to the driver but to other innocent road users.”
He added that such conduct undermines national initiatives targeted at reducing road crashes and traffic-related deaths.
Consequently, Mohammed directed the Lagos State Sector Commander of the FRSC to commence prosecution of the individual involved.