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Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade says she once saw her life flash before her eyes when police pointed a gun at her and others during a protest 10 years ago.
According to her, she and her friends flew to Abuja to join the EiE (Enough is Enough) protests that were organized to call then-President Goodluck Jonathan to order on the killings in Jos and the fuel shortage.
Omotola on her Instagram page explained that although she was scared, she was also angry that the security agency will threaten them for protesting a good course.
“But! … Instead of Fear, I got angry. An anger that I didn’t even know existed seized me, I charged at them and their weapons and screamed. Do you know that we fight for you? We fight for your children and children To be born? “
Omotola revealed that one of the soldiers close to her was moved to tears. He had explained that his actions were not by choice.
“Ten years later, that anger is still there, but today, I hope we all have the option to say… F it! Enough! ”She added.
Omotola is the latest celebrity to recount his experience with the police in Nigeria amid the End SARS protest.
Singer Joeboy, actress Nsikan Isaac, television personality Ebuka, among others, have opened up about threats or loss of family members due to the police force.
Many of them joined the campaign to end SARS and also called for further reforms for the police and security agencies.
About End SARS
The Nigerian population in recent weeks has taken to the streets and social networks to protest the treatment given to them by the Special Anti-Theft Squad (SARS) formed in 1992 to fight crime.
SARS in recent times has been accused of police brutality, murders, profiling among others.
Their activities sparked the “End SARS” protest, which went from an online campaign to a street protest led mainly by celebrities.
Nigerians from other countries such as Ghana and the United Kingdom also went to the offices of the Nigerian high commissions to protest and call for an end to SARS.
However, the Nigerian government, in an attempt to stop the protests, deployed police in some areas, causing the “peaceful” protests to turn violent.
Meanwhile, about 10 people, according to Amnesty International, have lost their lives in the protests.
The human rights group told CNN that police have used excessive force against unarmed protesters since the protests began last Thursday.
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