By Uzor Odigbo
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has appealed to Nigerians to support the total reform of the Nigeria Police Force.
Addressing End-SARS protesters at Government House, Port Harcourt, Governor Wike told them not to be satisfied with the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force.
“If we do not reform the Police, the same SARS officers will be deployed to other units of the Force to continue their evil acts.
“It is not only to end SARS. Already, there is a pronouncement to scrap it. But every Nigerian should support the total reform of the Police.
“SARS cannot and has never been our friend in Rivers State. They killed a lecturer at Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic without a cause and people kept quiet.
“President Muhammadu Buhari said he would reform the Police. Let us be ready to hold him by his words,” he said.
The governor stated that he took an oath of office to protect the lives and properties of Rivers people.
According to him, the oath made him to condemn the brutality and kidnapping activities of SARS officers against Rivers people.
He pointed out that instead of a national support against such evil, leaders in some quarters reduced it to politics.
“What we find in this country is that people play to the gallery. They hate people who speak the truth.”
