EndSARS Protesters Make Fresh Demand

A group of protesters and campaigners for an end of Special Anti-Robbery Squad gathered physically today for the first time at Unity Fountain, Abuja.

Segun Awosanya, convener of the #EndSARS campaign,says his group is asking for an “outright scrapping” of the squad.

Speaking at the protest today, Awosanya said any attempt to reform the unit would amount to a waste of time.

“Nigerians have spent the last one week highlighting the travails have suffered in the hands of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),” he said.

“The stories that have been recounted on social media include those of torture, lack of respect for the rule of law, extortion, extra-judicial murder and disappearance of
hundreds of people.

“These actions are indicative that this unit has outlived its usefulness and now constitute a clear and present threat to the safety, welfare and well being of Nigerians.

“We make these simple demands – we demand for an outright scrapping of the SARS unit across the country. Its members have become engrossed in crime, extortion and disrespect for the rule of law in a manner that any reform is a waste of time.”