By Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday urged Nigerians not to abandon the police and other security agencies.
He said majority of police officers are patriots who remain committed to working for a greater Nigeria.
The governor said the events of the past few weeks, especially the #EndSARS protest, should not be seen as an opportunity to make police officers and men to feel demoralised or dejected.
AbdulRazaq noted that the “worst police is better than the best criminal”.
Demoralising the security forces, especially the police, might play into the hands of criminals who prefer anarchy to hurt their victims, the governor warned.
On Tuesday night, AbdulRazaq visited various police posts in Ilorin, the state capital, to empathise with police officers and men who he said were doing their job well.
He also led the three senators from the state — Ibrahim Yahya Oloriegbe (Central), Sadiq Umar (North) and Lola Ashiru (South) — to the police command headquarters yesterday to cheer up the police for their efforts at maintaining peace and order.
The governor had earlier held a security council meeting where he said certain interests hijacked the peaceful #EndSARS protest to push for anarchy and undemocratic regime change.
