Deyemi Okanlawon’s assistant nearly lynched after man who bashed actor’s car raised false theft

Popular Nigerian actor Deyemi Okanlawon caused an online buzz after he shared the terrible encounter he and his PA faced in the hands of a dishonest road user.

Taking to his official Twitter page, the movie star recounted how his car was bashed by a road user then his PA approached the driver so they could settle issues down the road.

Rather than comply, the guy drove another way then started to shout “thief!” and in no time, area boys had gathered to start beating up his assistant.

He wrote: "Never been so livid! Guy scratches my car and my assistant went with him so we could settle the matter down the road. Guy drives another way, gets out of his car then starts shouting “THIEF”! Before I cld figure what was going on area boys gathered & started beating my assistant!"

Tweeting further, Deyemi Okanlawon noted that once one of the area boys got a hot slap from him, he turned on the guy who called them in the first place.

The actor noted in his that he came very close to physically hurting another human. He then prayed for God to deliver him and his budding career from evil.

The actor’s story got on a lot of nerves on social media and raised a lot of reactions from netizens.

Check some of the comments below:

ankaraforshakara: “Lagos and werey everywhere...That's wickedness what if they had killed your assistant? Thank God….. Hope you no allow the man go without paying sha?”

gonberichforeva: “Value peace but have the training to cause damage" one of my best mantras.”

okpoya47: “A lot of people have actually lost their lives as a result of false alarm. ALUU 4, that sound engineer guy that also rushed to help his friend. Many have died as a result. This honestly has to stop.”

rosythrone: “Some people are just too $eneless, something that u can settle u decided to go in the wrong way wanting another human to be bEaten up for ur wrong deeds.”

majeayidaofficial: “Driving in Lagos is truly a reflection of the country. You gotta jealously protect your peace or they'll have you fighting on the streets.”

scentsatique.ng: “Sometimes you just have to drop home training aside. Else, people will take advantage of your quietness and hurt your feelings badly. Sometimes you have to choose war and not peace.”

myselfdefense_ng: “This is why I hate Jungle justice because you might hurt the innocent people.”

Check tweets below:

Never been so livid! Guy scratches my car and my assistant went with him so we could settle the matter down the road. Guy drives another way, gets out of his car then starts shouting “THIEF”! Before I cld figure what was going on area boys gathered & started beating my assistant!

— DeyemiTheActor (@_deyemi) November 24, 2022

Of course the area boys, after one of them chopped slap for the stupidity of laying hands on my guy, turned on the guy once I showed up. I now had to choose between payback and deescalating the situation!

— DeyemiTheActor (@_deyemi) November 24, 2022

He was really going to let area boys injure my assistant! A part of me actually wished he had tried to fight instead of pleading… I just know someone would have bled!

— DeyemiTheActor (@_deyemi) November 24, 2022

Omo we were raised to value peace but have the training to really cause damage… still shaken up by how close I came to physically hurting another human being this morning! God o me that my career is just starting to make sense pls deliver me from evil! ????????

— DeyemiTheActor (@_deyemi) November 24, 2022