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Police Deny Unlawful Detention Of #EndSARS Protesters Despite Evidence Of Incarceration

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Ibara Police Division, Ogun State, Nigeria

The Nigeria Police Force has claimed none of the #EndSARS protesters arrested during the October 2020 demonstration against police brutality and extrajudicial killings is in detention.

Force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi made this known in a statement on Sunday, responding to allegations by Shehu Sani, a former Senator representing Kaduna Central, that some youths detained for the #EndSARS protest are still in custody.

The police denied the former lawmaker’s allegations, claiming that no individual was being unlawfully detained and that the matter had been resolved with lessons learned.

The statement read, “The Nigeria Police affirms that no individual is being unlawfully detained by the Nigeria Police Force or any other security agency in Nigeria due to the EndSARS protest.

“All arrested individuals have been processed according to the law, and none remain unlawfully detained. In Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu pardoned approximately 100 suspects arrested by the police during the protest.

“For emphasis, no one anywhere in Nigeria is under police detention or being wrongly persecuted for participating in the EndSARS protest. The issues surrounding the protest have been debated, researched, and documented, and lessons have been learnt. We have forgiven ourselves and moved on.

“We urge the public to disregard this claim and remain assured of our commitment to upholding justice, the rule of law, and human rights.”

These claims by the police came despite the record which emerged on social media showing a list of protesters still being unlawfully detained.

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