EndSARS: Laycon Speaks on Police Brutality
BBNaija Lockdown winner, Laycon has condemned the increasing cases of human right abuse, extortion, and extrajudicial killings of Nigerian youths by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
In an interview with Punch, the reality TV star noted that he had multiple experiences with men of the notorious police unit, saying he cannot single out any of the incidents as being the worse.
Laycon said no police brutality experience is worse than the other in Nigeria, adding that policing in Nigeria is bad and there’s no other way to describe it.
His words: “I have had multiple experiences with men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and I have friends who have also been involved with them on several occasions.
“Regardless of whether my dad was a police officer or not, what is bad does not have any other name. The fact is that people who are charged with protecting the youth are doing the opposite of what they are meant to do. I believe the #EndSARS movement should be looked into (by the authorities). It is something that should not be happening in this country. We all see the videos of such attacks on youths and we hear about the experiences of different people. What about the incidents we don’t hear about? It is definitely something that should be worked on.
“I cannot single out any particular experience with SARS as being the worst because any incident whereby the people that are supposed to protect one are the persons attacking one cannot be palatable. Even if it has to do with them stopping one’s car and talking to one in a manner they should not; that is a bad experience. In my opinion, no experience is worse than the other.”
In a series of posts, eelive.ng had reported that many people, including celebrities, have taken to social media to list allegations of extra-judicial killings, wanton arrests, and dispossession of properties through physical assault and other intimidation tactics against SARS.
The celebrities include –Wizkid, Lil Baby, Davido, Naira Marley, amongst others.
