President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that his administration will not allow a repeat of the #EndSARS protests that caused the country lots of damage October.
Buhari who met the National Security Council (NSC) on Tuesday, he said “relevant stakeholders”, including the youth, will be carried along to forestall a repeat.
Briefing journalists after the meeting, Muhammad Dingyadi, minister of police affairs, did not rule out a crackdown on would-be protesters.
Asked if the government would go tough on protesters, Dingyadi replied: “What we are saying is that government will continue to dialogue, it will continue to listen and will continue to carry all stakeholders along in ensuring that there is no repeat of what happened that destroyed a lot of properties, public and private, in this country.”
On what “decisive action” means, he said it is “all inclusive” covering technology and equipment “so we can face these challenges head on”