#ENDSWAT: How I was victimised twice - Oyo deputy gov, joins anti-SARS protest | SEE PHOTOS
chuks oti
Oct 14, 2020
The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan has joined the protest against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
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Olaniyan joined the protest while recounting that he was a victim of police brutality.
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The deputy governor disclosed that the police harassed him twice.
In a tweet, he said the time was right for a police reform.
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According to Olaniyan, "I stand with the #EndSARS protesters because I've twice been a victim of police brutality. Now is the time for police reform. Now is the time to end police brutality."
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Following the protest, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu had dissolved SARS.
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The IGP formed the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) to replace the disbanded SARS.
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