Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has submitted that the #EndSARS protest across the country was hijacked by miscreants, who have been looking for opportunity to settle scores with politicians or police
The Sultan also joined other prominent Nigerians to condemn the hijacking of the peaceful protests by hoodlums, which resulted in killings and destruction of property in the country.
In a statement made by the traditional ruler through the secretary general of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, in Kaduna on Thursday, he appealed to the Federal Government to apply wisdom and maturity in handling the crisis.
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In the statement titled, ‘#EndSARS imbroglio: general appeal for calm,’ the monarch appealed to genuine protesters to withdraw from the streets.
“The agitation for the #EndSars borne out of concern for the lives of Nigerians against the excesses of some of the members of the special police unit has since been hijacked by miscreants who have been looking for such opportunities to settle scores with their adversaries within the police and/or politicians.
“These miscreants are now the driving force of the #EndSars protest. Hence, the attacks on lives and properties as well as looting and arsons thereby creating serious pandemonium which is completely at variance with the objectives of the #EndSars conveners,” the statement said.
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