ENDSARS: Ogun Police Warns Youths Against Staging Protest

The Ogun State Police Command, on Monday, warned youths and residents of the state against staging fresh #EndSARS protests.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said  in a telephone interview that the Command will not tolerate any ‘#EndSARS Phase Two protest’ as the country is just recovering from the October #EndSARS protests.

Oyeyemi said policemen have been deployed in strategic locations in the state to forestall any gathering in the name of a protest.

He said, “Our men are presently at Panseke, NNPC, Abeokuta, and other strategic points in the state. We got information that some youths want to stage protests across the state today.

“There is nothing to warrant any so-called #EndSARS Phase Two Protest because SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) is no longer in existence. Can you stage a protest against an outfit that is no longer in existence?”

The PREMIER NEWS  had earlier reported that in what appears to be an attempt to forestall another round of #EndSARS protests, armed policemen and soldiers were also deployed at the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos on Monday. This is as fresh #EndSARS protest rocked Osogbo, the Osun State capital, today.

The #EndSARS protests, which took place in October, were hijacked by hoodlums leading to the destruction of properties and loss of lives across the country.

The demonstrations also turned bloody in Lagos on October 20, 2020, when men in military uniform allegedly opened fire on young protesters at the Lekki toll plaza, an epicentre of the protests in Lagos.

Thousands of prisoners were also set free during the riots that followed.