Demond Elliot, the actor-turned-politician, has recounted a harrowing experience during the 2020 #EndSARS protests, revealing how he narrowly escaped an attack by unidentified assailants.
The #EndSARS protest, was a response to the police unit known for extrajudicial killings and extortion, aimed to disband the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
While the protests led to the special unit’s dissolution, it was met with a violent crackdown that tragically resulted in the deaths of several protesters.
Speaking on Nollywood On Radio, Elliot, who is serving as a lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, narrated the terrifying events he experienced during the protests, particularly when he was trapped in his Surulere constituency office due to a curfew.
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He recalled how the curfew, which had been imposed during the unrest, kept him from returning home.
He said, “When there was a curfew during the EndSARS period, a lot of bad boys came into Surulere, and because of the curfew, I could not go home. I was stuck in Lekki, so I had to go back to my office in Surulere.
“I was inside my office and never knew there was going to be anything, so I was watching the TV in my office because I had the intention to spend the night there.”
The situation quickly escalated when Elliot heard screams coming from his landlady’s daughter, warning him to leave the office.
“Next thing, I heard my landlady’s daughter screaming, saying I don’t stay there,” he recalled.
Then things took a dramatic turn when a bottle filled with fuel and set on fire was thrown into his office, starting a fire.
“I had to call the chief of staff for help. I have never been so scared in my life; it was horrible,” Elliot confessed.
Elliot, who transitioned into politics in 2015, won a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly representing the Surulere Constituency under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
