VIDEO: I will leave if he beats me, says Jarvis after being pushed publicly by Peller

TikTok creator Amadou Elizabeth Aminata, popularly known as Jarvis, has spoken out following a viral video that captured her boyfriend, fellow content creator Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, pushing her during an altercation.

Reacting in a video online, Jarvis dismissed claims that she was being beaten in the relationship and made it clear that she would not tolerate abuse. 

“Advise your family. I’m not going to hide under the fact that I’m a small girl. I’m a small girl, but I’m old enough to take responsibility for what I want.

“You people are saying Peller is beating me. Are you people okay? I don’t know, maybe you guys are using Peller’s kind of eye to be looking at me. I’m not a child and if a man is beating me, this is not the 1960s, where they would tell the lady her husband is beating to not leave. Me I’m not doing that, if it was something like that, I would have left. My life first.

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“That pushing was not it actually. It was a no no but I believe that he will change.”

The incident occurred after the pair attended singer Seyi Vibez’s concert at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos. 

A short clip of the confrontation circulated widely on social media, sparking outrage and criticism of Peller’s behaviour.

In response to the backlash, Peller released a statement on Instagram, expressing frustration that the viral moment was taken out of context. 

“I streamed almost 6 hours, but a 30-second clip with good intentions is being pushed to paint me wrongly,” he wrote, adding that “negative clips get picked while the hours of work and joy are ignored.”

The 20-year-old also spoke about the pressure of being in the spotlight at a young age. 

“I’m just 20, still figuring life out, trying to provide for myself and my family. Sometimes it feels like people don’t care if I break down or even lose myself in the process,” he said.

He explained that the altercation began while they were leaving the concert, insisting he was trying to protect Jarvis from aggressive fans demanding money.

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