President Muhammadu Buhari has slammed some Nigerians
for taking his swift response to disband of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force as a
weakness.
He stated this during a live broadcast on Thursday evening
following protests that has rocked the nation.
Addressing Nigerians on Thursday, Buhari said, “As a
democratic government, we listened to, and carefully evaluated the
five-point demands of the protesters. And, having accepted them, we
immediately scrapped SARS, and put measures in place to address the
other demands of our youth.
“On approving the termination of SARS, I already made it
clear that it was in line with our commitment to the implementation
of extensive Police reforms.
“Sadly, the promptness with which we have acted seemed to
have been misconstrued as a sign of weakness and twisted by some
for their selfish unpatriotic interests.
The result of this is clear to all observers: human lives
have been lost; acts of sexual violence have been reported; two
major correctional facilities were attacked and convicts freed;
public and private properties completely destroyed or vandalised;
the sanctity of the Palace of a Peace Maker, the Oba of Lagos has
been violated. So-called protesters have invaded an International
Airport and in the process disrupted the travel plans of fellow
Nigerians and our visitors.”
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retwtr.com reports that Nigerians for the
past two weeks had taken to the streets in major cities of Nigeria
to protest against Police brutality.
Following the protest, the Inspector General of Police, Adamu
Mohammed, scrapped the SARS unit.
But it was not enough to take Nigerian youths out of the street,
as they called for the prosecution of erring SARS officers.
The continued protest gave hoodlums as the opportunity to
infiltrate the protest and attack government institutions.
This led to the declaration of curfew in Edo, Lagos, Rivers
amongst other states.
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