We will never allow violent protest again— IGP
By Modupe Shodeinde
The Inspect-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has declared the stance of the police force against reoccurrence of violent protests in the country.
The IGP during a meeting with command commissioners of police in Abuja on Friday, stated that the police were ready to combat any plans to cause mayhem in the country.
“We will never allow this type of #EndSARS protests again, it was violent. Peaceful protest is allowed in our constitution. When these rallies started peacefully, we provided security for them.
“We were moving with them to make sure they were not molested by any group of people and it was going on well until it turned violent.
“When it turned violent, they then attacked the people that were even giving them protection. So, we shall never allow any violent protest in this country again. When you talk of peaceful protests, yes, it is allowed but violent protests, never.” Adamu stated.
According to him, the police force has arrested those who perpetrated violence during the EndSARS protest along with those who escaped from prisons.
He further added that the “cultists, when they escaped, they went back to the business of cultism, especially in Edo.
We’ve been able to arrest a significant number of them and we are still after those that are outside.”
The IGP appealed to Nigerians, to render any information that can assist security agencies in apprehending the escapees still on the run.
