Story & photos by Niyi Tabiti
Chief Reporter
The Nigerian entertainment community registered its displeasure today over incessant armed robbery attacks on it members and other well meaning Nigerians. They carried out a peaceful protest to various electronic media houses and office of Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr.Haruna Abubakar.
Those who took part in the protest include D’banj,Wunmi Obe,Efe Omoregbe of Now Music,Bayo Odusami popularly known of Howie-T of KISS Event, TEE A,Teju Baby Face,Ego,Princess,Buga,Kunle Afolayan.
At the state police command, the protesters were received by the Police Public Relations officer,Mr.Frank Mba.The commissioner was later invited to the forum and he assure the entertainers that they are trying their best. He also promised that new measures would also be put in place to curb crime in the state.
It was a pathetic scenario as one of the protesters painted the pathetic story of Kingsley James, Chief Marketing officer of Digi Prints who lost his wife to such armed robbery attack last week.Kingsley’s 7 months old baby was also shot in the process.
The commissioner said there is an urgent need for collaboration between the entertainers and the police. He also told them to be more security conscious.
Chief Reporter
The Nigerian entertainment community registered its displeasure today over incessant armed robbery attacks on it members and other well meaning Nigerians. They carried out a peaceful protest to various electronic media houses and office of Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr.Haruna Abubakar.
Those who took part in the protest include D’banj,Wunmi Obe,Efe Omoregbe of Now Music,Bayo Odusami popularly known of Howie-T of KISS Event, TEE A,Teju Baby Face,Ego,Princess,Buga,Kunle Afolayan.
At the state police command, the protesters were received by the Police Public Relations officer,Mr.Frank Mba.The commissioner was later invited to the forum and he assure the entertainers that they are trying their best. He also promised that new measures would also be put in place to curb crime in the state.
It was a pathetic scenario as one of the protesters painted the pathetic story of Kingsley James, Chief Marketing officer of Digi Prints who lost his wife to such armed robbery attack last week.Kingsley’s 7 months old baby was also shot in the process.
The commissioner said there is an urgent need for collaboration between the entertainers and the police. He also told them to be more security conscious.
Pix 1-Kokomaster,D'banj
Pix 2-Ego,Princess,Yinka Oyedeji (Lagbaja's former manager)Ayeni Adekunle and others
Pix3-Wunmi Obe
Pix 4-A group photographs with Lagos State Commissioner of Police
wummi obe: "of the back to the basics," fame, sung by esse agesse, she was one of the dancers. she a had a suit on, over a pair of jeans together with the other dancers in the music video.
ReplyDeletewow. she is one cool chick.
d'banj: what's up? "u have ur protest clothes on but eeeehh, ur effizy too much o."
good luck to all the protesters. i pray that something better comes out of their efforts in Jesu. name, Amin.
lol...i'm sure these so-called armed robbers have a union. They should go and protest in front of their headquarters now.
ReplyDeleteLet them arm themselves and combat crime at every instance coz if they wait for the Nigerian Police their situation will probably remain the same. Good pictures, Niyi keep it up!
ReplyDeleteI think it is SAD that it had to take the so called "CELEBRITIES" to start facing attacks for them to do somthing about it. I commend them, but they should have done this a long time ago. Armed robbery didn't just start yesterday.
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ReplyDeleteGood on them they have the Voice so let it be heard.. Who else is doing anything??
ReplyDeleteI dont blame the robbers totally. our nigerian entertainers want to live flashy lives like thier counterparts abroad and compete with each other.they forget that poverty index in naija is high. they just entice the thieves and invite unneccesary wahala. i know of very rich nigerians who still live moderate lives. even the bible says we should be moderate
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