#ENDSARS: HOW JAYLENE EKAH ESCAPED DEATH

July 12, 2020 was on a Sunday and my family had gone to see Jaylene Ekah 's maternal grandmother at Akon Itam.

A few hours after dropping them off came a call that all was not well with Jaylene's health. I immediately stepped out of where I was and rushed down to pick Jaylene up together with, her Mom, my Wife, and our helps.

On our way back to Uyo, around 7:20pm, we met a long queue of cars held hostage by men of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) at Ntak Inyang Itam by AKBC Transmission Station.

The queue was intentional as the COVID-19 curfew in Akwa Ibom started by 8pm back then, so the tactics was to hold people up on the road till 8pm, then they would start extorting money from them.

They succeeded with their plans as we waited on the queue till 8pm while they intimidated drivers and passengers of cars they held hostage, extorting money from them.

While waiting in the queue, we had explained to an officer on the patrol that Jaylene was not feeling too well (which he pointed his torch and saw same), that we are rushing her down to the hospital for urgent medical attention but he just looked and said nothing.

We finally got to the extortion point but was signalled by a bright torch from their rally point to move on.

We actually thought it was the officer we spoke to that gave us the signal to proceed as the sick baby needed urgent medical attention but to our greatest surprise, another officer emerged from the rally point and smashed our windshield with an iron rod.

Jaylene escaped death by the whiskers as pieces of the shattered glass flew all over the dashboard, and immediately the incidence happened, I stopped my car, and came down to find out why such cruel treatment was metted out on us.

My wife Aidee Aniekan Ekah stepped out too but we were greeted with an AK-47 corked right in front of us and the officers threatening to shoot us while one angrily said that he wanted to use me to set an example. Example for what or for who, that I don't know.

Jaylene couldn't even cry. Her voice had grew faint as at then and her health was rapidly failing. She was only 9 months while her Mom just recovered from Post-Partum Cardiomyopathy.

We were intimidated and bullied but my wife kept pleading with me to leave the scene and proceed to get medication for our baby.

Well, we left but we will never forget.

I may, but Jaylene Ekah will never forget.

There is every reason to #EndSARS and #ReformThePolice as there is a strong and urgent need to #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria.

My family wore black on Tuesday to show our solidarity and support for #UyoProtest.

Change is possible! We can #EndSARSNow!

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Sars operatives are criminals

Indeed, there was a country.

Where those calling it a sponsored protest? Where those saying we should stay at home that FSars has been banned? This is a tale from a man who is probably up 40 years. This monster, we are fighting cannot end without the FG listening to our demands and acting on it, and the only way to do so is to keep up the pressure with our protest. This gun wielding animals can shoot anybody and go scot free but we want to put an end to this menace, you can join us and ensure that we do not die in the hands of those who are meant to protect us.

Wow. God is great o

Congratulations

Many SARS Officers will die miserably for their cruelty against humans like them.