{"id":195693,"date":"2026-02-21T14:38:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T13:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lagos-police-respond-to-papaya-ex-assault-allegation"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:44:13","slug":"lagos-police-respond-to-papaya-ex-assault-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-police-respond-to-papaya-ex-assault-allegation","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Police respond to Papaya Ex\u2019 assault allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Lagos State Police Command has responded to allegations of assault by popular Nigerian content creator and influencer, Papaya Ex.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report , Papaya Ex claimed that the incident occurred on Friday night while she was returning from a shoot.<\/p>\n<p>During a TikTok live session, she appeared with a bleeding face and alleged that police officers hit her face with a gun, assaulted her breast, and also beat her driver.<\/p>\n<p>While the alleged assault was not captured in the video, Papaya Ex was seen with visible injuries, including a wound on her face.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to this via social media, the Lagos Police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin provided the command\u2019s side of the story:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust before 2 a.m., police on night patrol stopped a car conveying three men and two women for a routine check. She bluntly refused, saying, \u2018You cannot search my car. Don\u2019t you know Papaya? Even your bosses know me.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe then chose to drive to the station. Her vehicle was ahead while the patrol vehicle followed behind. She instructed her driver to speed off, leaving the patrol vehicle far behind. At that rate, the patrol van was going to lose them, so the police had to radio the patrol team far ahead to intercept them. That was when the live session began,\u201d Hundeyin stated.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded, \u201c@LagosPoliceNG will take it from here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Lagos State Police Command has responded to allegations of assault by popular Nigerian content creator and influencer, Papaya Ex. According to a report , Papaya Ex claimed that the incident occurred on Friday night while she was returning from a shoot. 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