Convicted murderer in Nigerian prison hosts TikTok live sessions, runs businesses
Digital prison break While death row is designed to be the state’s ultimate expression of confinement, Mr Oyebode has cultivated an active presence on social media, particularly on TikTok, where he has amassed followers, participated in livestreams watched by thousands of viewers, received monetary gifts from supporters, and interacted freely with people outside prison walls.
Elijah during TikTok LIVE Stream Inside the phone business in prison The Nigerian Correctional Service Act 2019 places responsibility on custodial centres for the “safe custody and reformation of offenders.‘Bad eggs’, disciplinary purges, and security risks When confronted with forensic evidence of live-streaming and monetisation by inmates, the National Spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Jane Osuji, acknowledged the vulnerability of custodial walls to compromised officers and contraband smuggling.
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