No protester from EndSARS movement is currently in police custody- Shehu Sani

Human rights activist Shehu Sani has denied that the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) is holding #EndSARS protestors in custody.

The NPF declared that Sani’s request that President Bola Tinubu free a large number of #EndSARS protesters who are still in custody on June 12 during the celebration of Democracy Day is false.

According to a statement from ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, Sani’s assertion is false because no #EndSARS protester is currently being held.

The statement says, “At the 2024 Democracy Day Dinner on June 12, 2024, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Senator Shehu Sani falsely claimed that some young people had been detained since the 2020 EndSARS protest. The Nigeria Police Force categorically denies these recent allegations.”

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The Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies in Nigeria confirm that no person is being forcibly detained as a result of the EndSARS demonstration.

“Everyone who was imprisoned illegally has been released after being processed in accordance with the law.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos pardoned almost a hundred people who had been detained by the police during the protest.

“To be clear, nobody in Nigeria is being wrongfully detained by the police or subjected to persecution for taking part in the EndSARS protest.”

The police claim that lessons have been learned and that the issues surrounding the demonstration have been discussed, investigated, and documented.

Adejobi emphasised that the event had not affected the Police.

He asked people to reject the allegation and have faith in the Police’s dedication to protecting justice, the law, and human rights.