The minister of youths and sports development, Sunday Dare, has urged popular Nigerian singer Naira Marley and others to stop planned protest urging the government to end the excesses of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
In the past 72 hours, many Nigerian celebrities have lent their voices to the campaign for the total dissolution of the police unit.
This is owing to reported cases of extra-judicial killings, extortion, harassment and other vices perpetrated by the operatives.
Following the agitations on social media, the inspector general of police, Mohammed Adamu, banned some police units, including SARS from operating on the roads.
Meanwhile, Nigerians seem to be unsatisfied with the ban because similar restrictions and the disbandment of the police unit announced before have not been implemented.
Naira Marley on Monday evening, announced that the protest will start from 9:00 am. on Tuesday.
“So 9am tomorrow we move. 2nd toll gate. Peaceful protest No vandalism, no fights and no stealing,” he writes on his official twitter account.
So 9am tomorrow we move
2nd toll gate
Peaceful protest
No vandalism, no fights and no stealing.— nairamarley (@officialnairam1) October 5, 2020
However, a few hours after the post was made, the minister begged that the singer should stop the protest.
He assured that the federal government will address the grievances.
“I urge you and other youth not to embark upon any protest. Your grievances are being addressed at the highest level of government.
“As the Minister in charge of youth I know this is an issue that must be tackled. Government is doing just that,” Mr Dare wrote in response to the singer’s tweet.
I urge you and other youth not to embark upon any protest. Your grievances are being addressed at the highest level of government. As the Minister in charge of youth I know this is an issue that must be tackled. Government is doing just that.
— Sunday Dare (@SundayDareSD) October 5, 2020
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