The Police said, on Monday, that no EndSARS protester was in their custody as alleged by the organisers of the protests currently rocking the nation.
Recall that one of the demands of protesters, who started a 10-day action on August 1, was for the Federal Government to release those who are being incarcerated in prisons for the Endsars protests.
In 2020, the EndSARS protesters shook the country, culminating in the October 20 Lekki Toll Gate shootings.
However, reacting to the claim in a briefing at the headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS, Abuja, today, the Police said none of the 2020 #EndSARS protesters was in their custody.
However, they said they arrested 31 persons today for “treason”, because they produced and distributed Russian flags, and called for anarchy.
Those in our custody — Police
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, told newsmen: “I want to use this opportunity to set the record straight.
“One of the demands of protesters is that the Federal Government should release those who are being incarcerated in prisons for (2020) EndSARS protests.
“We have seven names. Take-it-back movement alleged that they were protesters. Our statement from the Police is that we don’t have any protesters in any of our facilities in Nigeria.
“Those incarcerated in the correctional centre facility are criminals who have been charged to court for armed robbery, murder, and other criminal offences.
“No single Endsars protester is still being incarcerated or kept in any of our facilities in Nigeria.
“Whoever wants to challenge this should come up. I have their names there. I’m going to share the names with you; offenses committed, for which they were charged to courts and dates. I have them.
“I contacted my colleague from Correctional Service. We did our findings and we noticed that the names they rolled out are not protesters but those who went to attack us.
“I think one or two of them are those who went to the palace of the Oba of Lagos. Is Oba’s palace part of the #Endears protest? Is it a police station?
“I don’t think the Oba’s palace in Lagos is part of a police facility. So we need to set this record straight.”
