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#EndSARS: Chris Okotie pleads with Buhari to listen to youths

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Rev Chris Okotie of the Household of God Church has pleaded with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) to listen to Nigerian youths.

The cleric showed support for the #EndSARS protesters and condemned the oppression by security operatives as well as Tuesday night’s attack on harmless youths at the Lekki toll gate.

Okotie urged Buhari to attend to the demands of the youths, not as the Commander-In-Chief but as a father.

Okotie in his statement titled, ‘Okotie Backs Protesters, Calls For Caution’, said the demonstrations of the youths were not directed at any political party but has one objective which is to seek police reforms.

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“These young people are not rebellious dissidents. Rather they are emissaries of posterity. Galvanised by the indomitable spirit of the Nigerian psyche and the relentless cry of posterity, they have become veritable instruments in the hands of destiny to chart a realistic path for the Nigerian renaissance,” the cleric said.

He added that “Nigeria is about to be reborn” with the way they youths have been calling for better governance.

“I apply to the indulgence of Mr. President to please be a father now and not a Commander-In-Chief and treat this matter with conciliatory disposition; let compassion mitigate the sterner resolutions of your political oversight.

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“Please listen to the Nigerian Youth, no matter how discordant their voices may be.”

For about two weeks the Nigerian youths have cried out with protests across major cities for an end to police brutality as well as police reforms.

Violence erupted as hoodlums who attacked protesters at Alausa, Lagos as well as Abuja while police attacked some protesters in places like Abuja.

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The height of it came on Tuesday night when soldiers attacked unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos before the state government’s 9pm curfew was activated.

As at the time of this report, Nigerians earnestly await Buhari’s address after the protests graduated into chaos in Lagos and other places as a result of hoodlum hijack.

The leadership of the National Assembly had also asked the President to address Nigerians and provide leadership amidst the crisis but no word has been heard directly from the retired major general in Aso Villa.

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