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#ENDSARS Protests continue in Abuja

#ENDSARS Protests in Abuja

Catholic bishops endorse #EndSARS protest

The statement condemned the setting up of another unit to replace the notorious SARS.

byOge Udegbunam
October 18, 2020
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The umbrella body of Catholic Bishops in Nigeria has endorsed the protest against police brutality by youths in the country.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the president Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria(CBCN), Augustine Akubeze, on Saturday.

According to the statement, “the Bishops gave full support of the ongoing action by Nigerian youths who are seeking an end to police brutality and general reform of the security system.”

CBCN said #EndSARS protest is a true representation of the problem in the country and is justified.

“The Bishops said the youths are avowing their lawful right by demanding for justice and peace for all from “extra-judicial killings, unlawful arrests, profiling of youths as criminals, the invasion of youths’ privacy by searching phones and laptops without any warrant or any just cause, and the incarceration of many of the youths in the SARS custody without trial”.

“EndSARS goes beyond the SARS and it is morally justified. We support the youths who have taken this step and we caution that they are allowed without any intimidation to exercise their right to peaceful demonstration and should not be provoked or incited to violence,” CBCN said.

The statement condemned the setting up of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) to replace the SARS unit which was notorious for human rights violations.

It said, “setting up a new outfit shows poor judgment on the part of the Federal Government”.

The bishops accused the government of “either not willing to allow peace and justice prevail, or totally lack understanding of the enormous problems at hand.”

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“We the members of the CBCN have followed the protests with keen interest and call on the Federal Government of Nigeria once again to listen to the cry for justice so that peace can reign in our country. The protest seems to have a life of its own and it is spreading all over the country; this shows that most Nigerians are facing the same oppression and brutality inflicted by the SARS.

“We urge the Federal Government to fulfil its primary constitutional responsibility of securing life and property of every Nigerian and provide opportunities for our children to realise their God-given potentials.

“The audacity and impunity with which the SARS officials have been operating all the while is a manifestation of the failing State of Nigeria. Various bodies and patriotic Nigerians have expressed the opinion that just ending the SARS will not solve the enormous problems of Nigeria, because it is futile treating symptoms of a disease when the root cause is known”.

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The group has joined a host of other Nigerian clerics such as Enoch Adeboye, Sam Adeyemi, David Oyedepo and Johnson Suleiman, who have endorsed the ongoing protests.

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