officer displaying the crest of the Nigeria Police Force. PHOTO:
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The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Joe Enwonwu,
has warned hoodlums to quietly return the prohibited firearms in
their possession.
He made the call in a statement on Friday, asking the miscreants
to have a rethink before the full wrath of the law catches up with
them.
Enwonwu noted that the weapons were carted away by the thugs who
hijacked the protests and used the opportunity to attack some
police stations in the state.
He recalled the repeated pleas and advice to the #EndSARS
protesters and others, that miscreants would hijack the
demonstration and capitalise on the situation to unleash mayhem on
innocent citizens.
The police commissioner was worried that all that were envisaged
had actually come to pass, adding that undue hardships and needless
deaths were meted out to some innocent citizens and police officers
in Oyo.
He appealed to genuine protesters to yield to the plea of the
President, Muhammadu Buhari, and the Oyo State Governor, Seyi
Makinde, to stop the protest but allow for a while for the
government to address all their demands.
Enwonwu insisted that the miscreants were using it as an
opportunity to carry out coordinated attacks to loot people’s
properties.
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According to him, stealing police arms is extremely dangerous
and can be inimical to the general safety and co-operate existence
of the people.
The police commissioner, therefore, pleaded with the residents
of Ibadan metropolis and its environment to be on the lookout for
those “enemy of progress”.
He asked them to promptly report any group or persons that were
not personnel of the police, military, or other security agencies
in possession of such arms to the nearest police station for
recovery and necessary action.
Enwonwu also advised parents and guardians and all stakeholders
to warn their children and wards to desist from acts that can lead
to a breakdown of law and order, as well as wanton destruction to
lives and property.
He urged the residents of Oyo to go about their lawful
businesses without any fear of threats or molestation from any
quarter, saying the military and other sister security agencies
were complementing the efforts of the police to restore calm to
every part of the state.
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