The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mai Mala Buni on Monday, claimed there was a hidden agenda in the #Endsars protests currently rocking the country.
Buni, who is also the governor of Yobe State, stated this during an interview with BBC Hausa.
There have been widespread protests by thousands of Nigerians against the reported brutality, harassment and extra-judicial killings carried out by men of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
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The protests led to the disbandment of the unit by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu.
According to Buni, if the protest is not properly handled, it may result in anarchy.
He said: “Hoodlums can utilise the gathering to cause confusion and terrorise other innocent citizens.
“The ongoing protests show that there is a hidden agenda, after the government has responded to the protesters’ demand.
“Nigeria is a country accommodating people with several motives and demands which include restructuring and disintegration, thus, we should be careful.
“There are criminals who see the disbanded police unit as a threat to their criminal activities.
“All leaders should know that it is only when the country exists in peace that one can achieve their goals, you cannot be a leader through chaos, it will not be well.”
He admitted that Nigeria’s challenges were enormous, and could not be solved in the current administration’s five years in office.
What steps are you people (in power) taken to solve the country’s enormous problems? You in the north hide/habour criminals who are terrorising this country. When they (criminals) arrested no one hears about their prosecution, eg book Haramists. How many of them (arrested) are tried and jailed?