Actor Adeyin Ben Blessing Narrates Painful Ordeal With SARS Operatives

While some are busy being merry during this period of festivities, others are going through the opposite and sharing their experiences.

Nigerian actor, Adeyin Ben Blessing was among the latter on boxing day, December 26, when he was accosted by SARS operatives on his way to work.

Regardless of his attempt to identify himself and prove his innocence, Adeyin still ended up on the wrong side of the operatives’ book; according to his narrative, he was beaten, injured and was forced to pay a fine.

Adeyin’s injured toe | Photo: Instagram

In a post shared via his Instagram page, Adeyin said:

This is what NIGERIA FEDERAL SARS (leopard squad) did to me today 26/12/2019 on my way to my office,they stopped to interogate me,unfortunately,i wasn’t with my ID card,they dragged into thr bus like a criminal,i tried to prove myself been Innocent of any crime been labelled against me,they started shooting,i told them I’m an actor and i also own a boutique (MARIAMGRAND OUTFIT) they dragged me into thr bus and started hitting me so hard……to cut the story short,they took me to a P.O.S spot and asked me to withdraw 60,000 or they’ll waste my life …….i was able to get them 55,000 from the spot and they gave me 2,000 to get myself home……please the following handles should come to my rescue@tundeednut@instablog9ja@dolapoosinbajo@ruggedybaba@opetodolapo …..

So far, there has not been official statement released by the police or appropriate authorities regarding the issue.