Condemning the ugly incident, the former Governor, who is also the Aro of Ogbomoso, stressed that inasmuch as peaceful protests are allowed by law, hoodlums and thugs must be prevented from taking advantage of any protest.
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The Eagle Online was informed that the riot broke out following the death of two more persons on Sunday
Isiaq Jimoh during a protest against the operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) in Ogbomoso on Saturday.
The organization asked Scotland to “urgently consider recommending the suspension of Nigeria from the Commonwealth to the Heads of Government, the Commonwealth Chair-in-office, and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as Head of the Commonwealth, to push the government to respect the Commonwealth’s values of human rights, transparency, accountability and the rule of law.”
I froze. His voice clattered like pebbles jangled over one another. That word singed my flesh like a hot whiplash. He had his gun cocked on the instant, the right hand finger caressing the holster and the left playing menacingly on the gun’s midriff. His eyes dilated like a piece of red-hot coal. It was as if I had received a jab from a cruel nurse’s syringe. Or a hot punch to my chin that left me momentarily immobilised.
The spokesman of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, revealed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the confiscation of the arms and arrest of the suspects was carried out on Saturday after the protest calling for the dissolution of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad turned violent.
Adeyemi, a Doctor, made his position known in a series of tweets on Saturday
Makinde made the confirmation in a series of tweets on Saturday, adding that no fewer than seven others were injured during the protest that has gone nationwide.
The Command’s Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, while monitoring the protests across the state on Saturday, ordered all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Department in the command to be on their toes to ensure peaceful protests and provide adequate security for every peaceful protester in Lagos State
The Government of Lagos State has advised youths protesting alleged brutality by operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, an operational outfit in the Police Force, to be civil, as they demonstrated in the State to express their grievances.
The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said it had nothing to do with the ongoing nationwide protest demanding the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, tagged: #EndSARS
The then increase in crime as a result of the police absence birthed the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, with just 15 officers working in the dark without the Army’s knowledge when tracking police radio chatter and normal policing duties didn’t resume until after two weeks of dialogue between the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police.
Awosanya, a popular social media influencer, on his Twitter handle made reference to Ogunnowo’s protracted case, which is yet to have a closure.
Ace talking drummer, Gabriel Johnson, aka Gabination, has paid tribute to Segalink, Ruggedman and Dolapo Badmus over their roles in championing the #EndSARS campaign.
Jude Feranmi, the National Youth Leader of the party, said this at a news conference on Friday in Ogba, a suburb of Lagos
The News Agency of Nigeriareports that some group of Nigerians recently on the social media, called for the scrapping of SARS over alleged harassment of innocent Nigerians, using #EndSARS.
SARS has been widely accused of bribe taking, indiscipline, meddling in cases not related to its roles and inhuman treatment among others