Overview

• JCPS said officers in Laudium forcefully removed Mashego after he allegedly acted violently and resisted, stressing the action was not an arrest.
• Widely shared videos showed the 23-year-old being restrained by multiple officers and placed into a police vehicle in Tshwane.
• Police said they were called after reports that Mashego assaulted people without apparent cause, describing his behavior as abnormal.
• Lawyer Alu Arthur Ndou stated Mashego was not in custody and was undergoing medical evaluation, and no criminal charges have been confirmed.
• The episode followed days of Instagram Live outbursts, including royalty claims against the Scorpion Kings and appeals for help returning from Nigeria, drawing mixed public reactions.