Singer, Naira Marley, has called off his planned #EndSarsBrutality protest in Lagos.
In a tweet shared via his Twitter page on Tuesday morning, the “Issa Goal” singer said he is putting a temporary halt to the planned protest.
He tweeted: “We won’t be protesting anymore because there’s a lot of changes being made right now. As a Marlian we will give them a week to see the changes and if there’s no changes we will start a mass protest. #togetherwecan.”
Naira Marley cancelled the protest after the police released a statement addressing the concerns of Nigerians while disclosing that an Instagram Live Chat has been scheduled with Naira Marley for Tuesday (today) to discuss the way forward.
The Nigerian police tweeted: “@officialnairam1 The Inspector General of Police wishes to inform Nigerian youths that their voices and complaints on the issues of unprofessional conducts by some SARS operatives have been heard very loudly and clearly.
“The Force is irrevocably committed to changing these narratives and undertaking far-reaching reforms to reposition SARS and other Tactical Squads for better service delivery.
“The Orders and restrictions on the operations of SARS and others already issued by the IGP are just the initial steps out of the many reforms planned for the Tactical Squads.
“The Leadership of the NPF will work with the Ministry of Youth and other stakeholders, including Youth leaders, youth entrepreneurs, CSOs and others in formulating and implementing consensual reforms.
“Today, Tuesday 6th October, 2020, by 11am, the Force PRO- DCP Frank Mba will be having a live instagram chat with Naira Marley to answer questions and discuss the concerns of young Nigerians on the issues of SARS operations and other burning issues. Please stay tuned.”