This archive report was first published on 8 July 2019.
On Sunday, July 7, 2019, Ethic music crew took to social media to share their harrowing experience at the recently concluded Koroga festival.
The crew, who were selected to headline the event, were scheduled to perform on Saturday, July 6, 2019.
According to Ethic's deejay, Dj Katta, the situation escalated when Ethic member Swat asked the event's security why they couldn't get on stage with their security guy.
"From the start, we were not given a good reception," Katta explained. "We were asked to park in the same section with the fans, and yet even at the backstage, we were treated so badly, constantly being shoved back and forth."
When Katta went to check on Swat, he found him being beaten by security personnel from K9 Security, who had been hired to provide security at the event.
"We decided to record, and that's when the security guys started beating us, demanding that we give up our phones so that they delete the videos we recorded," Katta said.
As a result of the physical abuse, four members of Ethic's team, including their DJ, Hypeman, driver, and Zilla, were hospitalized with brutal injuries.
The crew has vowed to take legal action against Koroga and K9 Security for compensation on medical bills used to treat their team members.
"We will be seeking legal redress as we need due compensation from Koroga and K9 security group for our medical bills et al," Ethic stated on Instagram.
