By Ummi Ismaeel,
Minna
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Mr. Jonathan Tsado Vatsa, has cautioned President Muhamadu Buhari against the use of force to checkmate the #EndSARS protesters, describing the uprising as a fallout of a failed system.
Reacting to the killings of some #EndSARS# protesters last Friday, Jonathan Vatsa warned that it would be counterproductive using force on peaceful protesters, who have the constitutional rights to protest against perceived administrative injustices against the citizenry.
Vatsa recalled that some protesters were mowed down by security operatives in Edo, Taraba, Lagos and some other parts of the country, while on peaceful protest, reminding President Buhari that such protests all over the world were fundamental right of the citizens against any perceived bad system.
“Nigerians, including the youths who have taken to the streets in protest are expressing their grievances against inhuman and unprofessional attitude of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), who abandoned their core mandate and turned their guns against innocent Nigerians they are paid to protect”.
The former state APC Publicity Secretary also told President Buhari that, “Governance world over is about the people, but the administration has failed to meet the people’s interests and that is why they are peacefully demanding change of a bad system.
“You don’t have to kill them”.