Actress Sarah Martins has accused members of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), of assaulting and seizing her equipment when she prepared free meals for the homeless on the road. 

The incident, which occurred on Thursday, has ignited widespread outrage on social media and drawn attention to KAI’s enforcement tactics.

In an emotional Instagram post accompanied by a video of injured hand, Martins recounted the harrowing encounter.

According to the actress, the KAI officials harassed and confiscated her cooking gas cylinder, food items and other materials, causing hot oil to spill on her hand, resulting in visible burns.

She wrote: “My heart aches. Today, as I was cooking free food for the vulnerable and homeless people on the streets of Lagos, like I always do, some uniformed men came there, harassed me, bullied me and took away the food I was cooking, took away my cooking gas and everything I was making free food with. My only offence was serving love on a plate through my healthy meals. I am not a chef, and I do not cook for a living. My heart aches”.

Martins, known for roles in films, emphasised that her street feeding initiative is a personal mission to support Lagos’ less privileged, not a commercial venture.