My people, make I drop this hot gist about our own Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde! You sabi wetin she talk recently about how her pikin receive death threats during the 2020 #EndSARS protest? E be like movie, but na real life o! Make I break am down for una…
As she dey yarn for the latest episode of Rubbin’ Minds on Channels Television, Omotola say she don dey face death threats for long, but this one wey come during #EndSARS na the highest level she don ever experience. “Na my pikin dem start to collect death threats, na dat one wey make everything scatter for my head,” she talk. Na serious matter, my people!
Omotola no be person wey dey sit down for corner; she join the protests for Lekki Toll Gate wey dey happen for October 2020. She dey push for end to police wahala, especially that Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) wey don dey cause plenty gbege. But when she dey involve for matter, e come dey like say trouble dey find her house, as people begin locate her home and workplace to find her!
She don talk say: “When dem come dey locate my house, I sabi say the matter don pass me. I must think about my family and no be just me again.” Dis show how serious the wahala be, my people.
The #EndSARS protest no be joke, o! This movement come to light different level of police brutality wey don dey happen for Naija, and Omotola no dey shy to bring her voice out. But after some backlash wey she face for her tweet wey suggest say “if no one die, make people stop to dey dramatize the matter,” pipo wey dey follow her no like am at all! She later apologize, but na serious gbege she see.
Dis protest bring plenty matter wey still dey hang for neck, even five years after. Omotola talk say she don change her way of activism because of her children. “I don dey advocate for many years, but now wey my pikin dem don grow, I gats take am easy,” she talk. E no easy for person wey dey fight for justice and still dey protect her family.
Omotola sabi the work wey she dey do well well, join plenty international organizations like Amnesty International and UNICEF. She dey use her voice shine light for issues wey dey affect our society. No be lie, she don make impact for different countries, and she still dey do her thing!
So my people, make we give Omotola her flowers! She don show say even though e fit dey tough, she go always find way to stand for wetin right. Her story no just dey inspire pipo for Naija; e dey touch hearts for all over Africa. We dey expect more from her as she continue her journey as one of African film legends!
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