TV Host and blogger, Anthony Abraham got his own share of SARS menace. He was accosted along berger road when he was on bike, he got dragged down to their van where the beating started, even trying to convince them that he is a blogger and entertainer seems useless as they continue beating him. They eventually pushed him out of the van after going through his phone and confirming he is actually a blogger.


He writes:

I don't know what i did to deserve the kind of beating i receieved from SARS officials today.

I was on a bike going to Alagbole from Berger when they stopped me and asked me to come down from the bike which i did. Immediately, they told me to enter their van and i asked them why and that was it, rain of slaps landed on my face. They bundled me and threw me inside the siena van. Inside the van, they started beating me, i tried to block the slaps but one of them held my hand so that my face will be open to receive the slaps. They beat me as if i was a criminal before asking me what i do for a living. I told them that i am a blogger and also an actor/entertainer.

The beating continued again. Seriously, i was scared for my life, i began to doubt if they were truely SARS officials or they are kidnappers or ritualists. A lot of thoughts were running through my mind. By now we were approaching Ojodu going towards ogba. After all the beating, one of them then searched my phone and saw truely that i was a blogger, he saw my blog and also saw my skit videos this was after beating me o. He searched my pocket and saw some money. One of them said i should come down but the other one said i should bring the money on me, i refused and he then slapped me again and again and then again. I told them i wanted to use the money and he said he saw another one thousand naira in my pocket while searching me. I told him that was my T-fare. He said that he will take me to the station that why am i wearing a ripped jeans. Still, I refused to give him the money before they pushed me out of the vehicle after one of them said that i am a blogger that they should let me go before i start another #ENDSARS campaign. They also forced me to apologise to them for making them think i was a yahoo boy which i did. I still cant believe that this happened to me in my own country.

We are no longer safe in this country.
Those who are supposed to protect us are actually killing us.
We need to #ENDSARS with immediate effect because we really cant see the effect of SARS in our society. SARS has done more harm than good.

This is a true life story and it was not sugarcoated. It happened to me yesterday.

Source: https://correctbae.ng/2018/06/06/blogger-and-tv-host-got-beaten-by-sars-officers/

You bear Anthony and you can't Joshua the SARS.....

The guy almost look like a yahoo boy sha, since we can't #EndSars always dress properly to avoid such situation,

I guess that slap was worth a little more ooomph..

End SARS NOW

-----ONLY RESTRUCTURING CAN PUT AN END TO THIS MENACE.

-----TO REPORT THIS MATTER NOW, ONE WOULD HAVE TO REASON ABUJA, THAT IS IF THEY EVEN ACT ON IT.

------ENOUGH SAID....

Sars and bloggers now

There is a correlation between increased police extortion and the Buhari govt which is bad eggs in govt services know how to gauge the mood of the head of govt and his body language and quickly take advantage of it to make illicit financial gains ... Bad eggs in our police force know that Buhari is pro human rights abuse and have jumped on the band wagon to make quick bucks using the moment ..

Adaowerri111:
The guy almost look like a yahoo boy sha, since we can't #EndSars always dress properly to avoid such situation,

please how do you identify a yahoo boy when you see one.

I don’t believe any blogger.

Sorry man,God is your strength

Redflags:

-Body tattoos
-Body piercings
-Sagging jeans
-Flashy cars
-Tinted glass
-Etc

The list is endless! If the government won’t end SARS, it’s advisable you dress the part and avoid gatherings that will land you in trouble.

It’s Nigeria, u can’t be driving a flashy car with tinted glass, rough dressing and not be harassed!!!!

Good for the blogger

shey bi most of una dey support dose useless ppl, una just dey start

I told them that i am a blogger and also an actor/entertainer

is that suppose to be a recognised profession or something, why would anyone introduce himself as a blogger in Nigeria to Police?

Desist from posting trash or you might get missing next time.

Police have turn to thieves in this country. It will not be address. The government only respond to their image when international media focus on their ass.

The government,the people and everyone is in are just going on the same circle. Issues will be brought up,the people will be looking at you like why are you on dread hair(what does that has to do with crime),why do you have a mifi( like that is a crime to have a connection to browse multiple device easily), why are you on rugged jeans( you look like a yahoo boy). Why do a young man like you have up to a million or half a million or more than a million(Police going through your own personal alert on your phone..When they see money, they must find one thing to pin you till you drop something. Then now,we go out deleting every alert on your phone not because of thieves or kidnappers but an institution that is suppose to protect its citizens).

What a nation.

Adaowerri111:
The guy almost look like a yahoo boy sha, since we can't #EndSars always dress properly to avoid such situation,

so as e almost look like yahoo boy mean say the slaps are justified or what,I which dem fit de stop all Hausa man dem see and label dem suspected Fulani herds men e for better,like this those SARS de owe me 50k and I'm gonna get it back from them,peacefully I will get it back and even more

youngest85:
You bear Anthony and you can't Joshua the SARS.....

If he tries it, he would have been a different story by now...

Me I dey even fear police pass thief.

It is high time we the youths form a movement.

The blogger should report this case to Fulani herdsmen, they'll fix it.

tinktanker:
It is high time we the youths form a movement.

No need forming a movement, just report them to the nearest herdsmen association.... Thank me later