End SARS Protest: Call Your Children To Order- Police Warns Parents, Community Leaders

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA

Worried by the recent attack on police property, the Ogun State Police Command has appealed to parents, community leaders and other stakeholders to call their wards to order as further violent attack on policemen will no longer be tolerated.

This warning was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi PPRO, Ogun State Police Command on Friday.

Oyeyemi hinted that the command has noticed with serious concerns the dimensions at which the protest by some youth tagged”End SARS” has taken and wished to appeal to those involved.

The command spokesman remarked that in the wake of the crisis which started some days ago, the command had a fruitful discussion with some youth across the state appealing to them to be peaceful in their conduct because of the past experience that peaceful protest was always hijacked by hoodlums to perpetrate all shot of evils.

“As predicted, the so called peaceful protest has turned violent in some parts of the state leading to destruction and looting of two police post in Ijebu-Ode on Friday, October 9th, 2020.

“To this end, the command is hereby appealing ones again to parents, community leaders and other stakeholders to call their wards to order as further violent attack on policemen will no longer be tolerated.

“It should be noted that the incident that led to this recent crisis did not happen in Ogun state and the police high command has taken an appropriate steps to curb a reoccurrence of such now or in future.

“Therefore, the attack on policemen and police facilities is unwarranted and uncalled for and it should be stopped forthwith.

“The command will hold the leaders of any protest that led to violent attack and wanton destruction of property responsible and such person will be made to feel the weight of the law,” he said.