The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan has joined the protest against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
Olaniyan joined the protest while recounting that he was a victim of police brutality.
The deputy governor disclosed that the police harassed him twice.
In a tweet, he said the time was right for a police reform.
According to Olaniyan, “I stand with the #EndSARS protesters because I’ve twice been a victim of police brutality. Now is the time for police reform. Now is the time to end police brutality.”
AMILOADED recalls that ENDSARS protesters had stormed the Oyo Government Secretariat on Tuesday.
Olaniyan who represented the state governor, Mr Seyi Makinde at the protest in Ibadan said the governor is in support of the peaceful protest.
Olaniyan stated that he was asked to come out of the Secretariat by the protesters before he addressed them as they were demanding for the presence of the governor.
According to him “Governor Seyi Makinde is presently in Ogbomoso to see to the wellbeing of the families of #EndSARS victims and I promise to deliver your message to the governor once he is back.
“I have been a victim of SARS brutality twice and I know what I faced. I know your grievance but I enjoin you all to let our protest go peacefully without any attack.”
Following the protest, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu had dissolved SARS.
The IGP formed the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) to replace the disbanded SARS.
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