Tiktoker, Olumide Ogunsanwo aka SeaKing has been released on administrative bail over alleged cyberbullying.
Inibehe Effiong, SeaKing’s lead lawyer confirmed the Tiktoker’s release on Monday via a post on Facebook.
According to Effiong: “We can confirm that our client Mr. Olumide John Ogunsanwo alias Seaking has been released on administrative bail by the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja.
“Recall that Seaking was rearrested after his appearance at the Magistrate Court, Ogba, Lagos on Thursday, 6th February, 2025 and flown to Abuja at the instance of the Cybercrimes Unit of the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID).
“We are particularly grateful to Comrade Omoyele Sowore for his spirited efforts, and for taking our client on administrative bail. We also appreciate our learned colleagues in Abuja, namely: Marshal Abubakar, Tope Temokun and Deji Adeyanju for their solidarity,”.
The Nigerian police in Lagos hsd earlier re-arrested SeaKing when he appeared for a separate trial at a magistrate’s court. His rearrest is linked to allegations of cyberbullying against Pastor Adeboye following the cleric’s remarks about church members’ 100-day fast.
His actions prompted the Concerned Christian Youth Forum petitioned the police and SeaKing was arrested. He was moved to the Federal Investigation Department, FID, in Abuja under DIG Dasuki Galandanchi for alleged cyber bullying.
But, Pastor Adeboye had urged the police to release SeaKing.
However, in a fresh twist of event on Monday, the RCCG said it will not interfere with the investigation by the police on the matter, stating that ‘the law be allowed to take its course’.