As the EndSARS Protest continues in Nigeria, the founder of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, Onitsha, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, alias Odumeje ‘The Lion’, has called on the Federal Government to ensure the security of its citizens.
Afriupdate reports that the self-styled prophet through his known Twitter handle on Sunday posited that “you cannot be called to save people and you are killing them”.
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https://twitter.com/Dlionhimself/status/1317710320270532609?s=20
![[FILE] A proterster raise the Nigerian national flag along with an EndSars flag during a protest to commemorate one anniversary of EndSars, a protest movement against police brutality at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos, on October 20, 2021. – Hundreds of youth match to commemorate one year anniversary of Endars protest that rocked the major cities across the country on October 20, 2020. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)](https://www.afriupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/000_9Q26WJ-scaled-e1643856450254.jpg "FG gets #EndSARS report two years after, promises implementation 3")
In a related news, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Alfred Martins, has called on the Federal Government to desist from sending the military to the streets to contain the #EndSARS protest, as it could get more violent and lead to deaths.
Afriupdate recalls that the army had announced plans to commence its annual ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’, with the head of the military, Tukur Yusuf Buratai, stating that the Nigerian Army was loyal to the president. Read more here.
For the past one week, protesters have been on the streets demanding that the government reforms the entire police force, as a sequel to the #EndSARS protest that it started with.
Nigerians believe that ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ was a means to crack down on protesters.
Speaking on the deployment of soldiers to streets across the country, the Acrchbishop said, “Such a measure, if adopted, can only lead to injuries and possible deaths, and an escalation of the protests. It has the tendency of turning the largely peaceful protests into a violent one.
“We therefore urge the federal government to toe the line of engagement in dialogue, listening to the demands of the youth and other well-meaning Nigerians.
“We commend the government for acceding to the demands of the youth. Now, the whole country looks forward to practical steps that would be taken to implement them.
“We believe that a sincere and transparent response to the demands of the young people would go a long way in resolving the present impasse.”
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