Seventeen senators from the South West Geopolitical Zone have decried the destruction of property and infrastructure in the region by hoodlums in the Region
In a communique issued at the end of the members’ meeting on Thursday, the group urged President Muhammadu Buhari and all security agencies to ensure security of lives and property in all parts of the country.
The senators also advised the #EndSARS protesters to exercise some restraints to enable the government implement their demands.”
Although the group recognised the right of citizens to express their grievances by way of peaceful protests, it flayed the arson and destruction that followed the protest.
The South-West caucus in the Senate said it had received the five-point demands of the EndSARS protesters as a team and had passed them on to the Federal Government for immediate action.
The senators also condemn the use of force to disperse peaceful protesters.
“We have received the five-point demands of the genuine #EndSARS protesters and we identity with the demands.
“With our colleagues in the House of Representatives, we have passed these demands to the Federal Executive for implementation.
“We deprecate unequivocally the use of brute force against peaceful protesters in the country.
“In view of the massive infrastructure deficit and precarious financial situation of the country, we condemn wanton destruction of public property and those of private individuals by hoodlums as this constitute bastardisation of the cause of genuine #EndSARS peaceful protesters,” the senators said.
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