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Prank That Went Wrong: Four Kenyan Tiktokers Charged Over Staged Robbery at Police Doors
Prank That Went Wrong: Four Kenyan Tiktokers Charged Over Staged Robbery at Police Doors
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Four men — Shabir Suleiman, Omar Juma, Caleb Kahindi, and a 17-year-old minor — probably couldn't even imagine that the publication of a TikTok video with a... 10.05.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Four TikTok users in Kenya have been charged with the offense of publishing false information after they were caught recording a staged robbery outside a police station, local media reported.After the video went viral, its creators were apprehended in coastal Kilifi County on Wednesday.In the clip, two robbers in a motorcycle cab (or "boda boda," as they call it in East Africa) take a man's bags as he exits the station.The TikTokers were reportedly caught by the police after being recognized on surveillance footage.The court hearing took place on Thursday. The four were released on $1,500 bail after entering a not guilty plea, according to the local media outlet.The hearing for the matter is reportedly scheduled for July 30.
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Prank That Went Wrong: Four Kenyan Tiktokers Charged Over Staged Robbery at Police Doors
18:50 10.05.2024 (Updated: 18:57 10.05.2024) Christina Glazkova
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Four men — Shabir Suleiman, Omar Juma, Caleb Kahindi, and a 17-year-old minor — probably couldn't even imagine that the publication of a TikTok video with a staged crime would eventually result in a real charge.
Four TikTok users in
Kenya have been charged with the offense of publishing false information after they were caught recording a staged robbery outside a police station, local media reported.
After the video went viral, its creators were
apprehended in coastal Kilifi County on Wednesday.
In the
clip, two robbers in a motorcycle cab (or "boda boda," as they call it in East Africa) take a man's bags as he exits the station.
The TikTokers were reportedly caught by the police after being recognized on surveillance footage.
The
court hearing took place on Thursday. The four were released on $1,500 bail after entering a not guilty plea, according to the local media outlet.
The hearing for the matter is reportedly scheduled for July 30.
