The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has
said some Nigerians mistook as weakness, the swift response of his regime to
disband the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force.
Buhari made this known in a live broadcast on Thursday
evening.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had
scrapped the special police unit in the wake of the #EndSARS protests.
Adamu had announced the Special Weapons and Tactics team as
replacement for the disbanded team.
Addressing Nigerians on Thursday, the President 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.”
Details later…
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