officers.
The Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya
Abaribe, has said he will reveal the identities of five ‘most
notorious’ officers of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad of
the Nigeria Police.
He made the remarks on Tuesday in his contribution to a motion
on the #EndSARS protests and the need for comprehensive police
reforms in the country.
Senator Abaribe, who commended his colleague from Ekiti State,
Senator Biodun Olujimi – the sponsor of the motion, also asked
President Muhammadu Buhari to address Nigerians on the issue.
He said, “I support this motion. I think part of what is going
to resolve this issue is for the President of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria to look at the issue and address the nation on them.
“I will also forward to you (the Senate) the names of the five
most notorious SARS Officers who have been fingered in killing so
many Nigerians.”
innaya Abaribe.
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Should the President address the nation, the lawmaker believes
the #EndSARS protesters will listen knowing that he has come out
directly to deal with the issues raised.
He, however, stated that giving a speech would not totally calm
the tension in parts of the country but for the President to put
his words into action.
“I suggest also that in doing that, he (Buhari) must try a way
of setting up a judicial panel that will have people that are well
respected by the same youth so that they can address a certain
issue and that issue is those notorious SARS officers that have
been identified and even identified by the Presidential Panel,”
Senator Abaribe suggested.
Following various contributions to the motion raised by Senator
Olujimi, the Senate asked President Buhari to address the nation as
soon as possible on the issues raised by the #EndSARS
protesters.
The lawmakers also appealed to all Nigerians to resort to the
use of legal institutions to resolve disputes and conflicts, adding
that all tiers of government should put in place and sustain
policies of social-economic reforms that would raise the standard
of lives of the people.
They called on police authorities to operate strictly in
accordance with the rules of engagement appropriate in a democratic
environment and ensure a holistic comprehensive reform of the
police.
The senators sought an increase in the overall welfare of police
personnel, including training and medical insurance of all members
of the Force.
But they asked the #EndSARS protesters to kindly, in the
interest of everyone, stop their actions and embrace genuine
dialogue.