The EndSARS promoters will likely face the wrath of the law for leading a protest that led to the indiscriminate destruction of government properties, the Presidency said on Monday.
Garba Shehu, a senior presidential aide on media and publicity on Sunday, November 8, made this known on Channels TV, with his comment backing the recent freezing of suspected EndSARS leaders’ accounts.
Shehu, who noted that President Muhammadu Buhari is responsible for his government, said the constitution, though allows peaceful protest, does not give room for riots and violence.
Earlier, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had granted the request of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze the accounts of those linked to the #EndSARS protests.
Nigeria’s apex bank was given the go-ahead to freeze the accounts of 19 people and a public affairs company linked to the protests against police brutality in Nigeria.
Speaking on Sunday, Shehu further explained that with the destruction that trailed the EndSARS protest, the laws of the country must be “allowed to decide.”
I am not particular about any celebrity or promoter but this country has been harmed enormously and people should be prepared to account for what they did.
“Now, the laws of the country must be allowed to decide, to rule on wrongdoing on the part of anybody.
“This country has only one president and has only one constitution. President Muhammadu Buhari is responsible for his government. The buck stops on his table.”