The @PoliceNG are citizens too. They are victims of the system & must be given an opportunity to present a memoranda on the oppression of the system. We must get to the bottom of the lubricants of the culture of impunity within the Police Institution. Fair is Fair. #EndSARS
Nothing justifies the impunity of the Police but consider the analysis of 2019-2020 budget which clearly ignores training and equipment procurement for the @PoliceNG. N399 Billion is to be spent on recurrent expenses (i.e. payroll) but only N599m on training & paltry N20m...
...on teaching aids (together 0.1% of the recurrent expenses). Of the N16Billion for capital expenditure, only N3.3billion is for security equipment and compared with N10billion for construction before the economic cost of the aftermath of the #EndSARs protest.
There’s been a worrying trend in the little investment in the support of manpower yet we expect the Police to operate effectively & duly in line with its duties. Our policy objective is destined to downskill the @PoliceNG if this is not changed effective immediately.
I respectfully disagree with the President’s position & insistence on executive order being placed above the rule of law cum the consistent disempowerment/emasculation of leadership of the police force running simultaneously with the vandalism of our most critical institution.
Never in the over 90year history of @PoliceNG has it lost so many experienced police officers for so few to be promoted to the detriment of so many Nigerians as it has in the last 4years from 2015-2019. Regime security must never be placed over National security. @SIAF_NG
Today Police officially has 371,800 personnel with 150,000 guarding politicians and VIPs and another 80,000 that exists on payrolls alone. Leaving only 141,800 low moraled officers to protect about 200m people. This is critical and Govt MUST do better.
Working conditions of police officers must be tweaked immediately. Duty tour allowance, special allowances, retirement benefits and career advancement must be re-imagined and meritorious without the interference of politics. We’re hurting society further if these are unsanitized.
The striking force units of the police under the operation Puff Adder are mostly under maintenance. SARS is out, STS & IRT are on probation, leaving CTU and PMF who are mostly on VIP & corporate security duties. So technically you have just the CTU. Think about this.
Anger and civil disturbances have led many to burn down personal residences of police officers from complaints reaching @SIAF_NG. Most police officers are angry, while some are afraid to even wear their uniforms. Criminals are running the streets as we speak.
We all have a bigger task now of showing personal responsibility to restore Law and Order lest we lose the civility of our society. The Police are the Public and the Public are the Police. Security is everybody’s business & we need to ensure we don’t ruin the future of our kids.
It begins with the restoration of order in our various communities, while justice is being served at the @LagosSarsPanel and other judicial panels across Nigeria. Our dead must never die in vain. The criminal justice system must work for all. Let the healing begin. 🙏🏽
This is why we’ve been advocating for #EndSARS since 2016 (shutting down the harmful cultural practices of impunity) & #ReformPoliceNG (the holistic reform of the Police & total security sector reforms in 🇳🇬). This goes beyond the protest. We must #FixSociety & #ReformNigeria
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We have toyed with ourselves enough and it’s time to protect the vulnerable in society from the impending danger that looms. #EndSARS#ReformPoliceNG is a struggle for all of us and both the Advocacy & citizen protest groups must align for the good of our Nation.
Freedom of assembly and speech cum the sanctity of life must be sacrosanct going forward. I implore the @PoliceNG to stand down from the offensive and protect the protesters at this point. The action of the hoodlums must be separated from the peaceful protest. #EndSARS
I’m happy our fellow citizens have outlined in an easy format the minimum condition for the protest to abate in the interim for monitoring the implementation. This is helpful and I MUST commend their efforts thus far in bringing the dialogue to this level of awareness. #EndSARS
We remain eternally vigilant and will forever expose those acting in concerted manner to incite the public against persons and the integrity of the state.
The rights to protest remains constitutionally reinforced but this must not inconvenience other Nigerians going about their individual endeavors.
“We want SARS to End!” #EndSARS#ReformPoliceNG SARS has ended! STS & IRT shutdown across Nigeria & restricted to Abuja. Cases against them are being looked into & data on the complaints since 2015 to 2019 will be released shortly. The issue here has factual & historical reality.
The demands by our fellow citizens, triggered by the culture of impunity are legitimate. Suffice to say that there is a Just Cause. But before we delve into this, the Advocacy believes the leaderless Protest need to get better understanding of the extent of dialogue for context.
NOTHING can be achieved without Legal framework & proper appropriation, so this informs the need for national orientation on monitoring of the implementation of these laws. NHRC 2010 (in need of a governing council), ACJA 2015, Anti Torture Act 2017, Police Act 2020 & PTF 2018.
For years, leaders of thought have tried to engage the younger generation on the need to take responsibility. Revolution begins in the mind of the individual & not necessary proven by the size or aggression of the mob. The display of discontent is never enough however cinematic.
This is your part in the ensemble. We have collectively achieved the objective #EndSARs and the end goal #ReformPoliceNG is in gear (for this is a process), with legislative framework in place. You’re right that the pent up anger due to Govt’s negligence is beyond Police Impunity
Over the years I have mentioned severally that we are all that we have. There is no vertically collectivism with the Advocacy. Our roles have been cut out for us all. This is your own means of communicating your legitimate concern. Don’t let them miss the core message.
Several opportunities were blown over the years despite clear warnings about a time such as this. Govt ignored all the signs and labeled watchers of the wall with unprintable names via their hirelings. Today, reality bites. Unfortunately, our youth are too angry to be strategic.
Govt MUST show restraint regardless. These are our citizens & the future of our nation. My heart bleeds for them & our leaders must navigate this as parents. I’ve said many times that Trust is the only currency of the global connection economy. Engage them.
No logical sense can be made when emotions are high. The clearest language now will be action and not words. I will also implore our youth our there to also embrace restraint and avoid becoming all that they’ve criticized. Don’t punish your fellow citizens just to get attention.
I believe it’s best I state categorically that the #EndSARS#ReformPoliceNG Advocacy/Movement is clearly different from the youth PROTEST playing before our eyes, which started as an organic expression of discontent until other agenda crept in. I won’t be participating here. 🙏🏽
Our teeming youth are assured of the continuous intervention of @SIAF_NG as done in the past 3years regardless. While looking forward to future national/sub-national engagement in a multi-year strategy since 2016, to reinforce policings original goals and standards, including...
...welfare, we must reinforce, with unmistakeable clarity, that @SIAF_NG (#EndSARS#ReformPoliceNG) is a registered non-profit with clearly stated objectives, totally independent of, and unconnected to, the youth-led protests sweeping the country.