Actor and politician, Desmond Elliot, has said he was almost burnt alive during the EndSARS protests of October 2020.

MyNigeria reported that the protests were against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force.

During the period, youths in thousands stormed streets of major cities to demand the disbandment of SARS, which they accused of police brutality.

Desmond Elliot angered the youths after a video surfaced showing him blasting the protesters while addressing the Lagos State House of Assembly.

He told Nollywood On Radio that shortly after the video went viral, a mob tried to burn him alive while inside his office.

He said, “When there was curfew during the EndSARS period, a lot of bad boys came into Surulere and because of the curfew I could not go home,” he said.

“I was stuck in Lekki so I could not go home and 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 at the office.

“Next thing, I heard my landlady’s daughter screaming, saying I don’t stay there.

“When I knew there was a problem was when a bottle with fuel and fire was thrown into my office and it caught fire.

“I had to call the chief of staff for help. I have never been so scared in my life, it was horrible.”

Elliot transitioned into politics in 2015, winning a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly representing the Surulere Constituency under the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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