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Runtown Set To Lead SARS Protest
Nigerian music star, Douglass Jack Agu, ,popularly known as Runtown, says he will be leading a protest to end the terror carried out by men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad ( SARS) operatives in Lagos
The music star made this known on his twitter handle on Sunday, October 4, 2020. He wrote: “This has gone on long enough and now we must take action. I will be leading a protest to end SARS, they must listen to us, they must make efforts real and visible changes, simply, promises won’t work this time, let’s come out to peacefully reach out to our elected leaders beyond social media, he stressed.
The music star joins the list of celebrities who have reacted to call for protest against killings and extortion by police officers. Earlier on Saturday, music star, Wizkid blasted President Muhammadu Buhari and told him to address the problem in his country rather than wishing the American President, Donald Trump quick recovery from Covid-19 infection.
In another tweet,Wizkid called on the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu to do something about the exploitation and killings of young Nigerians by SARS operatives.
Other celebrities who have added their voices to the trending topic include Davido,Yemi Alade, Olamide, Ebuka Obi -Uchendu and a host of others.
However, Nigerian singer, Naira Marley has opposed calls from majority of Nigerians for the government to disband SARS. In a post shared via his Instagram live page on Monday, September 5,2020, the music star said ending SARs is not the problem as there are just few bad eggs in the police force which is not enough for Nigerians to clamour for their disbandment.
“ I don’t think end SARS is the problem, if you end SARS, the police are going to shoot or some one else with gun, you need to stop the shooting, it’s not about ending SARS, there are a lot of SARS actually doing their work”, he tweeted.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.