June 12: We Won’t Allow #EndSars Experience — Police

Ondo State Police Command has said that it will not fold its
arms and watch any protest, under whatever guise, in the state to
degenerate to the #EndSARS mayhem.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Tee Leo-Ikoro, told
the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone on Friday that
the police were battle-ready to forestall any breakdown of law and
order by any individual or group.

NAN recalls that several government property were destroyed by
suspected hoodlums who hijacked the peaceful protest against police
brutality, popularly known as ‘EndSARS’, held across the country in
October 2020.

Leo-Ikoro said that the command had deployed its men in all the
nooks and crannies of the state to ensure that hoodlums did not
hijack any possible protest.

According to him, “we hear that some students are embarking on a
peaceful protest on June 12. We want to believe that it will be
peaceful, as they have said.

“We must, however, warn anyone with the intent of causing mayhem
or engaging in any act that can lead to breakdown of law and order
or destruction of government property to have a rethink.

‘We are fully on ground and we have deployed our men in all the
nooks and crannies of the state to maintain law and order. Any
violator will be severely dealt with in accordance with the
law.

“We will not fold our arms and watch any protest, under whatever
guise, to escalate to the level of the last #EndSARS protest. We
will arrest and prosecute anyone found culpable,” Leo-Ikoro
said.

He urged parents and guardians to warn their children to desist
from any act capable of causing mayhem and destruction of
government property.

Ondo State Police Command has said that it will not fold its
arms and watch any protest, under whatever guise, in the state to
degenerate to the #EndSARS mayhem.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Tee Leo-Ikoro, told
the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone on Friday that
the police were battle-ready to forestall any breakdown of law and
order by any individual or group.

NAN recalls that several government property were destroyed by
suspected hoodlums who hijacked the peaceful protest against police
brutality, popularly known as ‘EndSARS’, held across the country in
October 2020.

Leo-Ikoro said that the command had deployed its men in all the
nooks and crannies of the state to ensure that hoodlums did not
hijack any possible protest.

According to him, “we hear that some students are embarking on a
peaceful protest on June 12. We want to believe that it will be
peaceful, as they have said.

“We must, however, warn anyone with the intent of causing mayhem
or engaging in any act that can lead to breakdown of law and order
or destruction of government property to have a rethink.

‘We are fully on ground and we have deployed our men in all the
nooks and crannies of the state to maintain law and order. Any
violator will be severely dealt with in accordance with the
law.

“We will not fold our arms and watch any protest, under whatever
guise, to escalate to the level of the last #EndSARS protest. We
will arrest and prosecute anyone found culpable,” Leo-Ikoro
said.

He urged parents and guardians to warn their children to desist
from any act capable of causing mayhem and destruction of
government property.