#EndSARS: Amnesty International urges FG to respond to allegations

Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Osai Ojigho, has urged the government to respond to the fresh allegations of police abuse currently trending in the social media.

In a press release signed by the Media Manager, Isa Sanusi, Ojigho said, “The scale of the reaction to this incident shows that the concerns of the Nigerian people are reaching boiling point.

“All incidents of violence meted out by this notorious police unit (Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS) must be independently investigated, and those found to be responsible must be prosecuted in fair trials.” “The #EndSARS hashtag is rightly gaining the attention of the police and Nigerian government and now officials must do more to end these horrendous abuses of power."

“Amnesty International highlighted such abuses more than a year ago, but these shocking incidents still continue. “Restructuring SARS is not enough, the government must take concrete steps to protect Nigerians.”

UCJ, UNILORIN.