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#FreePamilerin: Nigerians Call For Release Of Social Media Influencer, Pamilerin Adegoke Following Arrest By Police

By Edna Wande
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#FreePamilerin: Nigerians Call For Release Of Social Media Influencer, Pamilerin Adegoke Following Arrest By PoliceMany Nigerians have taken to micro-blogging platform, Twitter to call for the release one of Nigeria’s finest social media influencers, Pamilerin Adegoke, better known as Uncle Pamilerin, following his reported arrest by Lagos police command.

The hashtag #FreePamilerin is currently the number 1 trending topic on Twitter to press home their demand for his unconditional release from State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti.

On Monday, March 9, Lagos State Police Command invited Pamilerin for questioning, saying; “this office is investigating a case in which your attention is needed to facilitate and bring the matter to a logical conclusion.”

According to SaharaReporters, the media personality was invited over his tweet against a woman identified as Iyabo Awokoya, who is a member of All Progressives Congress (APC).

Awokoya in a tweet on February 14 promised to ‘deal‘ with the social media influencer following an argument that ensued between them.

She stated;

Is there anyone who please who knows Dr Pam Pam personally and knows his telephone number. I need to make an example of someone.

#FreePamilerin: Nigerians Call For Release Of Social Media Influencer, Pamilerin Adegoke Following Arrest By PoliceAccording to a letter dated March 4 and signed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Fayoade Adegoke, the Twitter influencer was asked to report at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Yaba on March 09, 2021.

The letter partly reads;

This office is investigating a case in which your attention is needed to facilitate and bring the matter to a logical conclusion. You are hereby requested for interview by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, Lagos, on 9th March, 2021 at 10:00am.

Reacting to the invitation, Pamilerin, who will clock 27 tomorrow, tweeted;

I’ve been invited by the Nigeria Police (‪@policeng‬) via the State CID, Panti, Lagos to answer questions regarding an undisclosed issue. Recall that ‪ @iyaboawokoya‬ had vowed to instigate the police against me. I’ve been advised by my lawyer ‪@InibeheEffiong‬ not to react further.

He honoured the invite and arrived at about 10:00am, however, as at 8:00pm, he was yet to be released.

Reaction to his arrest, many Nigerians including friends and associates have taken to Twitter to call for the unconditional release of Pamilerin.

Meanwhile, Lagos Police Command, as at the time of filing this report, was yet to speak on the reported arrest and detention of the influencer.

See some reactions from Twitter users below;

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