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Lagos deputy gov, Hamzat says he has been harassed by FSARS operatives

Friday, October 09, 2020 at 10:53 PM by Kess Ewubare

- Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governor of Lagos state has spoken about the issue of SARS brutality

- The deputy governor said he once experienced the excesses from SARS

- Hamzat advised people demonstrating against police brutality to be peaceable

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The deputy governor of Lagos state, Obafemi Hamzat has disclosed that some operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) once harassed him.

Hamzat made the disclosure on Friday, October 9, when he addressed protesters calling for the SARS unit to be disbanded.

Lagos deputy gov, Hamzat says he has been harassed by FSARS operatives — Hamzat said he has harassed SARS in Amuwo-Odofin Photo credits: @DeleMomodu
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According to The Cable, the governor told the protesters that SARS operatives harassed him in the Amuwo-Odofin area of the state four years ago

The governor said:

“Every decent Nigerian will be upset. This happened to me four years ago. I was going to Amuwo Odofin…they (SARS operatives) were not in uniform, they had guns, they just double crossed us and said we should get out”

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Hamzat said the Lagos state government would engage with the federal government on how to address the excesses by SARS.

He however pleaded with the protesters to conduct themselves orderly, so that tier grievances can be attended to.

Meanwhile, the presidency said President Muhammadu Buhari has been briefed on the ongoing protest by the Nigerian youths against the brutality of the SARS operatives.

Bashir Ahmad, an aide to the president on new media, made this known on Friday, October 9, amid nationwide demonstration against the age-long police brutality.

He said Buhari was notified about the development by the inspector general of police Muhammed Adamu on Thursday, October 8.

In another report, Atiku Abubakar has lent his voice to the public campaign against the brutality of police officers belonging to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), with the former vice president sending a solidarity message to the Nigerian youths.