Politics

#EndSARS: I am in full support of ending police brutality – Makinde

By Web News 691

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has commended the protesting youths on the #ENDSARS issue for their peaceful conduct in the bid to changing certain policies of government and ending police brutality.

Governor Makinde stated this while addressing the #EndSARS protesters, who converged on the Government Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. 

The governor while declaring his full support for those calling for an end to police brutality however sued for peace so that the ongoing protests to achieve the desired result.

Governor Seyi Makinde (with the microphone), OYHA Speaker, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin, while addressing #EndSARS protesters in Oyo State

He promised to get all protesters who were arrested in the course of the protests released by the police, while also pledging to ensure that no further life is lost to the protests in the state.

Governor Makinde stated that his government would follow the path of constructive engagement to diffuse the tension in the land adding that the state would roll out palliatives for youths within the next one week.

The governor had earlier visited Ogbomoso area of the state to sympathise with the families of Isiaka Jimoh who died during the #ENDSARS protest and the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewunmi over the invasion of the palace which led to vandalisation of the property at the place in the wake of the protest.

The governor ordered the release of one hundred million naira to the monarch for renovation of the palace.

Iyabo Adebisi

Security

#EndSARS Protest Leaves Ogbomoso in Disarray

By Web News 709

Angry youths have vandalized the palace of SOUN of Ogbomoso.

This is coming about 24 hours after the police allegedly killed a youth identified as Isiaka Jimoh during the #EndSARS protest in Ogbomoso

The death of Isiaka Jimoh is believed to have prompted the action of the raging youths.

The suspected thugs who engaged men of the Nigeria police force threw stone to the age long palace to show their dissatisfaction on the activities of the special anti robbery squad.

However,normalcy has been restored to the ancient town as soldiers and policemen are currently ensuring that people do their daily business without hindrance..

Meanwhile ,the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, has disbanded the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police.

Adamu made the announcement in a live broadcast on Sunday, followed by a press release by the Force Public Relations Office, Frank Mba.

The IGP also said operatives of the disbanded unit will be redeployed to other police formations and commands.

According to the statement by Mba, the action was taken due to the yearnings of Nigerians.

Groups of Nigerians have been protesting overzealousness of officers of SARS.

The protests had gone through virtually all the states of the federation while the social media have been flooded with #Endsars campaign.

Adedayo Adelowo