Hussaini Coomasie, a self-acclaimed United
Nations Peace Ambassador, has apologized to Nigerian youths for
calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to use force on protesters of
the End Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
Coomasie in a video released on Saturday had stated that the
protesters won’t march out under the leadership of former President
Olusegun Obasanjo like they are doing under Buhari.
He had said, “I blame Buhari for taking things lightly.
There are certain things that should be handled with an iron fist.
Vladimir Putin says you should take the necessary process to deal
with irregularities and not due process. There are times due
process does not work but necessary process.”
“Whichever way that your country will be in peace, handle
it. If the police fail to do what they are supposed to do, bring in
the military.”
The video, however, did not go down well with Nigerians who
signed a petition calling on the UN to strip Coomasie of his peace
ambassadorship.
Meanwhile, it was discovered on UN website that Coomasie is not
a UN ambassador of peace.
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Following the petition filed by Nigerians, Coomasie released a
new video apologising to Nigerian youths and endorsing the
protests.
He noted that he was only airing his opinion and didn’t mean to
offend anyone.
He said, “Good evening teeming Nigerian youths out there on
the streets day and night protesting for the end of SARS or police
brutality. As a Nigerian, like any other Nigerian, I have a right
to air my view.”
“It may suit some people and it may hurt some people but in
whichever way you take it, I am deeply sorry for the utterances I
made in that video. Please accept my sincere apology. I endorse you
fully and wholeheartedly.”
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