Two men who "tortured" and "humiliated" party guests during a robbery before posting a video of their offences on TikTok have been jailed. Richile Vangu, 20, and Oluwatobiloba Akinrinola, 19, were sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Monday.
The court heard that Vangu and Akinrinola were part of a plan that saw partygoers forced to take part in a dance for social media after being threatened with a knife at a gathering in North Kilworth, Leicestershire, on 21 November 2025. Vangu demanded each person transfer him £1,000 and later filmed himself whipping some victims with a belt.
Vangu, of Bowes Road, London, was jailed for 11 years, with an additional three-year extended licence period. Akinrinola, of Slippers Place, London, received a seven-year jail term. Judge Steven Evans stated that Vangu had planned the robbery and "recruited" others, including Akinrinola, to help.
At the party, at least eight men were forced into a bedroom and threatened with a "zombie-style knife" while designer clothes and an iPhone were stolen. Vangu also tried to force them to pay £1,000, threatening to stab them if they refused, and made them perform multiple takes of a TikTok dance while he took pictures of their student identification.
Later the same day, Vangu demanded some men who failed to transfer money come to student accommodation in Bath Lane. There, Akinrinola forced some to do star jumps and high knees before repeatedly punching them. Vangu whipped men with a belt, shot them with a BB gun, waxed their faces, and threatened to cut off their dreadlocks if they did not pay. Vangu then posted videos from both locations on TikTok.
Vangu was found guilty of four counts of robbery, 10 counts of blackmail, and one count of actual bodily harm after a trial, having previously pleaded guilty to one count of actual bodily harm. Akinrinola was convicted of nine counts of blackmail, four counts of robbery, and two counts of actual bodily harm.