Audio By Carbonatix
Four TikTokers who were arrested for filming a video of a staged robbery outside a police station in coastal Kenya have been charged with publishing false information, local media reported.
The content creators, including a 17-year-old boy, were arrested on Wednesday in Kilifi county after the video went viral on social media.
In the staged video, a man comes out of the Kilifi police station and is robbed of his bag by two others on a waiting motorcycle, popularly known as boda boda.
Police said the TikTokers were later arrested after being identified through a CCTV camera at the station.
The suspects posted the video on TikTok with the caption “robbers outside Kilifi police station", which they knew was false, the court heard on Thursday.
The four pleaded not guilty and were granted a bond of $1,500 (£1,200), the Nation news website reported.
The case will be heard on 30 July.
Latest Stories
-
DirectAid concludes flood relief distribution across Greater Accra, Kasoa
8 minutes -
Volcano eruption leaves 150,000 passengers stranded in Indonesia
9 minutes -
Black Princesses Coach Charles Sampson confident ahead of World Cup opener against Ecuador
2 hours -
TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case
2 hours -
Accra Airport VIP Lounge project to be completed this year without taxpayer funds – Ablakwa
2 hours -
NPP clears all 47 aspirants for 2026 national officers’ election
3 hours -
Domelevo backs OSP probe into GH¢70k allegation
3 hours -
CAF Confederation Cup: Dennis Korsah confident Nations FC can overturn Mali defeat
4 hours -
Chief Justice should stop commenting on some political issues – Domelevo
4 hours -
‘I don’t trust OSP’ to probe GH¢70k ‘bribe’ allegation – Kwasi Kwarteng
5 hours -
Road inspections not to witch-hunt contractors – Kwame Agbodza
5 hours -
Inter Milan mount stunning comeback to beat Napoli
5 hours -
Modric plans to play for Croatia past 41st birthday
5 hours -
Bayern fail to score for first time in 59 games
5 hours -
Bawumia preparing new cocoa policy package for farmers – Annoh-Dompreh
5 hours