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EXCLUSIVE: For Supporting #EndSARS protest, Nigerian Police threatens to withdraw Security detail of Nigerian Celebrities

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4 years ago

2020/10/12

Sources tell our Partner media, HumAngle that the Nigerian Police has implicitly threatened celebrities involved in #EndSARS protests with the withdrawal of mobile police officers attached to them.

The move is to slow down the momentum gained by the #EndSARS movement, as youth continue to protest across the country, stressing that the protest will not stop.

The use of armed police escorts in Nigeria by celebrities, expatriates, high profile persons and officials is crucial due to the high crime rate in the country.

Several celebrities including Wizkid (Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun), Falz (Folarin Falana), and Davido (David Adedeji Adeleke), who met with high-ranking members of the Police Force at their headquarters in Abuja today, have been in strong support of the ongoing #EndSARS movement.

Davido was overheard in a video posted online on Monday having a heated debate with Mr. Frank Mba, the police spokesman in Abuja, where he denied participating in the protest, “I was only there to calm my fans,” said Davido.

This is coming after Naira Marley (Azeez Fashola), who initially supported the #EndSARS protest made a U-turn and dissociated himself from the ongoing protests. He later appeared in a widely publicised video chat with the leadership of the Police.

Efforts to reach Mr Frank Mba, the Police Force’s Public Relations Officer, proved unsuccessful up until the time of filing this report. He is also yet to respond to text messages to his mobile phone.

In an interview back in 2018, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Mike Okiro said more than 150,000 police officers were engaged by VIPs, celebrities and politicians, providing them with protection and security services.