#EndSARS: Baba-Ahmed faults police over handling of remembrance protest

The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has criticised the police over their handling of a remembrance protest marking the sixth anniversary of the #EndSARS demonstrations.
Baba-Ahmed described the police response as provocative, questioning the decision to deploy tear gas against young people gathered to commemorate the 2020 protests.
He made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday.
According to him, the police should have exercised restraint and relied on intelligence, established rules of engagement and a proper understanding of the purpose of the gathering.
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