VIDEO: Outrage as police detain teenage girl ‘by proxy’ in Kwara

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Multiple videos circulating on social media have sparked outrage over the detainment of a teenage girl at a police station in the Arandun area of Kwara state.

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In a series of videos posted by #oba_adebayo_13 on TikTok, the footage captured moments when residents of the area stormed the police station.

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The clips showed people storming the police station and demanding the release of the teenager or charging her to court rather than detaining her for over three days.

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In a video made by the mother of the detained girl, she explained that her daughter, currently in detention, is not the accused.

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Speaking in Yoruba, she said, “My child did something wrong and the police came to arrest me after all efforts to reach the child proved abortive. I was later released after three days, after paying for bail.

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“After one week, they came to pick up my other daughter of sixteen years old, and she has been in detention for three days.” She added.

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All efforts to get further information from the Kwara State Police Command proved abortive as of the time of filing this report.

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PUNCH Online in 2024 reported that the Nigeria Police Force condemned the practice of “arrest by proxy,” describing it as unacceptable and an act of wickedness.

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Watch the video:

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𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 ‘𝐁𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐲’ 𝐈𝐧 𝐊𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐚

Credit: TikTok | oba_adebayo_13

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May 4, 2026

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