Ovie Omo-Agege, deputy president of the senate, says he has
previously suffered harassment and brutality from the members of the
now-disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS).
Speaking while contributing to a debate on a motion
sponsored by Biodun Olujimi, senator representing Ekiti south, Omo-Agege said
there is no one in the country that supports the “illegalities” of SARS
personnel.
Nigerians youth have been protesting against police
harassment and the reformation of the force in various parts of the country for
13 days now.
The protesters have vowed that they would not leave the
streets until they see results.
The deputy senate president of the senate said the
protesters have a right to carry out demonstrations as long as their activities
remain peaceful.
“These children out there who are on the streets, they are
our children. Not just in Lagos, Abuja alone but streets of the western
countries. They are all our children,” he said.
“I don’t know anyone in this country who supports the
illegal activities of SARS, no one. I stand here as a victim of SARS. Today I
use glasses because of what SARS did to me in 2015. I use glasses because they
threw tear gas directly at my eyes.
“When our children went to the streets demanding an end to
SARS, it was a call, a cry that everyone could identify with provided that the
protests remain peaceful. It must remain peaceful because that is what the
constitution guarantees to them, they have the right to protest any
governmental action that they are uncomfortable with.”
Omo-Agege expressed worry that the protests are being
hijacked by hoodlums.
“My own children are in the streets of the US participating
in these #EndSARS protests. I’m not sure my kids are in support of those who
have hijacked these protests to go release prisoners,” he said.
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