There Are Bad Eggs In The Police But Its No Excuse To Kill Policemen – El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai decried the killing of Policemen amidst the #EndSARS protest and the violence that ensued after as the protest was hijacked.

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai who was at the meeting between the Northern state Governors Forum and the traditional rulers that were held yesterday, Monday, November 2, as well as other key stakeholders in the Northern region, he averred that NSGF knows and believes that there are some bad eggs in the Nigerian police force just as they exist in any organisation, but this is no excuse to kill policemen. He noted that NSGF supports the NPF as it discharges its duties in protecting and serving the citizens of the country.

El-Rufai further disclosed that they have agreed on community policing that will transmute into state police when the constitution is amended.

He said;

“We support the police, we believe that there may be some bad eggs in the police just as there are bad eggs in any organisation, but it is no excuse to destroy or kill policemen.

“We hope to expand the footprints and the effectiveness of the Nigerian police in accordance with their mandate.

“We have discussed closer collaboration with the Nigerian police and the governors to enhance community policing as a first step.

“State police is a big subject in the constitutional amendment, at least we agreed on community policing which is the first step.

”It is the community police that will transmute into state police when the constitution is amended.

“We believe that what is needed now is to restore the confidence of the Nigerian police, give them more resources, more training and equipment so that they can do their job better in accordance with the best human right standards.”

Mallam Nasir El-Rufai reiterated that they believe the intention of the #EndSARS protesters was genuine before the protest was hijacked.

El-Rufai added;

“We believe that they have the best of intentions, but there are people that are pushing their own evil, anti-democratic agenda.

“We have taken very clear positions on some of these issues and we also back our road map, looking at various aspects of our lives, including Nigeria’s economic challenges, developmental and the almajiri problems.

“We will be meeting again in February to measure our progress.”

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