Popular musician, Augustine Kelechi, aka Tekno was arrested
Tuesday by elements of the Lagos State Police command, ostensibly for
breaching public decency by displaying half-naked girls in traffic, the
police spokesman, deputy superintendent of police, Bala Elkana, said.
“The command has arrested Tekno and the two girls for conveying half
naked girls at the Lekki area of Lagos. “He is presently undergoing
questioning at the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Department (SCIID), Panti,” Elkana said.
Huhuonline.com learnt that Tekno was invited for questioning and then
arrested and was undergoing questioning at the state Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba. He
reportedly was not accompanied by his lawyer
Last week, the popular singer took part in a mobile advertisement
that displayed half nude girls, who were dancing seductively in a
transparent glass box on a truck around the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge.
Inside the transparent glass truck, Tekno was seen spraying the scantily dressed girls with money as they danced frantically.
Many Nigerians, especially women rights and advocacy groups saw the ad as indecorous and demeaning and objectifying women.
Following the public outcry, the Lagos state government reacted
swiftly; condemning the indecent incident and the police opened an
investigation and invited Tekno for questioning.
In his defence, Tekno said he merely used the truck to convey his
crew to a location for a shoot, which was not intended to breach public
decency laws.
But the police said such acts of public indecency was against the
criminal code and if after investigation those involved were found
guilty, they would be charged to court.
Already, the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency has suspended the advertising firm, Pro-Vision Media Systems Ltd.
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