Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said on Sunday that those who allowed the recent #EndSARS protests to degenerate into the destruction of lives and properties in the country must face the law.
Speaking while featuring on Channels Television’s programme, Sunday Politics Shehu insisted that people should be prepared to account for what they did.
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Lamenting the level of destruction witnessed across the country by hoodlums who hijacked the peaceful protests, the Presidential aide said politicians who supported the protests, including those of the Peoples Democratic Party should also publicly denounce the attendant destruction resulting from the protest.
The Next Edition had reported that the Central Bank of Nigeria froze the accounts of 20 #EndSARS promoters while another promoter of the movement, Modupe Odele, had her passport seized by the Nigeria Immigration Service, preventing her from making a scheduled trip outside the country.
Asked if the President was aware of the CBN action and the seizureof Odele’s passport, Shehu said the protesters must face the law.
“This country has only one president and only one constitution. President Muhammadu Buhari is responsible for his government. The buck stops on his table
“We are a country governed by law. There is a constitution —under section 33— that clearly defines the rights of citizens to freely protest in a peaceful way but where a peaceful protest turns into riot, violence and looting, there is a law and order duty to be performed.
“Everyone witnessed the massive looting of public and private properties particularly in Lagos, Calabar, Plateau, Taraba and some other states, even the FCT.
“Now, the laws of the country must be allowed to decide, to rule on wrongdoing on the part of anybody.
“I am not particular about any celebrity or promoter but this country has been harmed enormously and people should be prepared to account for what they did,” he stated.
