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ENDSARS: Don’t Disperse Protesters With Military-Gani Adams Warn Buhari 

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Gani Adams has written to President Buhari not to use military against protesters.
News Rain Nigeria reports that the Are – Onakakanfo of Yorubaland has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari not to use military to disperse ENDSARS protesters.
Gani Adams through his letter to  President Buhari on Sunday noted that the President should not make use of soldiers to forcefully disperse the ENDSARS protesters from major cities in the country.

ENDSARS: Don’t Disperse Protesters With Military-Gani Adams Warn Buhari 

Adams however, urged President Buhari not to make use of force but to enter a constructive dialogue with the protesters.
He said using soldiers to quell protests by civilians have already been declared illegal by a Federal High Court in July 2020.
Adams through the letter reminded President Buhari that protests have hit many countries this year and none has resorted to using soldiers to suppress the protesters
Are Gani Adams said, “I can’t imagine soldiers being sent to stop protests, Soldiers are to fight external aggression. We are dealing with peaceful protesters. It is wrong to give the impression that Nigeria is at war with its citizens. We must do everything to promote and defend democratic culture”.
Gani Adams through the letter expressed his concern about the attack on the protesters, which has resulted in the deaths of some of them, which he said are not less than 20 in number.
He also added that the protesters should ensure that the protests are hijacked by hoodlums.
He said, “I condemn violence in all forms. I strongly condemn the actions of some security operatives that murdered the protesters. The list available to me shows 20 people have been killed across the country. I also condemn in the most profound manner the killing of any protester or the killing of any security official associated with the protests” Gani Adams wrote
Adams in his letter berated the incidence of violence linked with some protesters in some states of the Federation
Gani Adams wrote “I saw clips of the attack on the convoy of the Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Gboyega Oyetola. This is distasteful. In the same way, I condemn the violent attacks on the convoy of the Governor of Ekiti State Dr. Kayode Fayemi. It’s unfortunate that the incidence in Osun led to avoidable deaths”
He said the killings and violence are ill winds for the South West and Nigeria adding that such attacks might be explored by political interests to plunge the South West into a state of emergency.
“The protests have been largely peaceful. The resort to violence by a section of the protesters is condemnable. It is uncalled for. Violence seeks vengeance and creates wounds that scars never heal. Violence diminishes critical thinking, undermines democracy, and destroys any noble intention of the protesters. It also questions the quality of those behind the protests.
On the other hand, adoption of a violent response by the state should never be considered as an option, Adams said.
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