In recent days, a lot of Nigerians took to social media to join voices in the ‘End SARS‘ media campaign. The campaign got more serious after an innocent Nigerian – Mr. Kolade Johnson – was mistakenly shot dead by a SARS official on Sunday where he went to watch a football match.
Unlike
before, the President of the country responded to the campaign using
his official Twitter handle. He is of the opinion that the government
will not tolerate brutalization of Nigerian citizens or the violation of
their rights in any way.
In recent days, a lot of Nigerians
took to social media to join voices in the ‘End SARS‘ media campaign.
The campaign got more serious after an innocent Nigerian – Mr. Kolade
Johnson – was mistakenly shot dead by a SARS official on Sunday where he
went to watch a football match.
Unlike before, the President of
the country responded to the campaign using his official Twitter handle.
He is of the opinion that the government will not tolerate
brutalization of Nigerian citizens or the violation of their rights in
any way.
In his tweets, he wrote;
Let me make it
clear that the Government will not tolerate in any way the
brutalization of Nigerians or the violation of their rights. Any law
enforcement officer or government functionary caught in this act will be
visited with the full weight of the law.
The recent unfortunate
action of SARS operatives from the Lagos State Police Command, which led
to the avoidable death of Mr. Kolade Johnson, is deeply regretted. Once
again, our condolences to the family of the deceased. I’m aware the
Police authorities have visited them.
I acknowledge the genuine
outrage from citizens and Civil Society groups regarding the activities
of SARS. As you’re aware, the Suspects in the Kolade Johnson killing are
in custody. When the orderly room trial is concluded, indicted officers
will be prosecuted in court.
While important steps have been
taken by the Police leadership to restructure and reform SARS, in line
with presidential directives, more needs to be done. I assure this will
be done. We will continue to work to ensure that we have a Police Force
that adheres to the rule of law.
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