Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that the
authorities of the Nigeria Police Force protected errant officers of the
disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
He stated that instead of taking disciplinary actions
against the officers, the Police leadership promoted them up to the rank of
Assistant Inspector General.
In a statement on Friday titled, ‘Wike Advocates Amendment
Of Laws Establishing Nigeria Police Force’ and signed by the state Commissioner
for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, the governor said the
Federal Government is trivialising the demands of #EndSARS protesters by
directing state governors to take charge of Tactical Commands of the Police.
Wike was quoted as saying, “State governors cannot take
charge of Tactical Commands because they cannot employ or discipline anyone who
errs.
“In Rivers State, we set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry
that indicted SARS officers. Instead of the Police authorities punishing the
indicted officers, they shielded them and even promoted one to the rank of an
Assistant Inspector General.
“Now, the Federal Government wants us to set up another
Commission of Inquiry when the report of the last one we set up was not
implemented.”
The governor urged the Federal Government to practise true
federalism, saying, “Let us practise true federalism. You cannot support
community policing and say state police will be controlled by governors.”
Wike also said he acted on intelligence to ensure that
#EndSARS protest in Port Harcourt was not hijacked by thugs, adding that he
supports the demand for a reformed Police Force.
“From the beginning, we in Rivers State suffered in the
hands of SARS operatives as they killed innocent people and made the state
ungovernable.
“They even killed a polytechnic lecturer. We cried but they
reduced it to politics.
“If we are sincere in this country, what affects one part of
the country will be taken seriously by others. Unfortunately, we politicise
everything,” he noted.
The #EndSARS protests have been taking place across major
cities in the country with youths demanding an end to police brutality and
killings.
Major highways across the country have been blocked thereby
grounding economic activities.
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