00:00Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has declared the founder and publisher of Sahara
00:05Reporter's news media, Omiele Saware wanted for organising protest in Lagos State, which,
00:12the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mishu Jimo said Saware has allegedly committed the
00:17offence of breach of public peace, and the police commissioner thereafter confirmed the arrest of
00:2213 persons he described as vagabonds and miscreants as group of people came out on Monday morning to
00:28protest against the demolition of their settlements after their houses at the Koka and Odulari areas
00:34of Awaranshaki community in Kasofay local government area of Lagos State were brought down at midnight
00:41on Saturday, hours after the state government announced that it had compensated about 80
00:46property owners on Friday, forcing some concerned citizens to condemn the government for displacing
00:52families without a clear plan for relocation and reintegration into the housing system,
00:57this, Omiele Saware in an on-the-spot video statement made on Monday at the scene of the
01:04protest, said, he could not come down from the vehicle because he had a privileged information
01:09that there was plans to kill him if he comes out openly during the protest, according to Saware,
01:15the action of the police explained why President Donald Trump of the United States, US is considering
01:21military action in Nigeria because the US president has seen weak leadership and leaders do not mean
01:27well for the people. According to the Lagos State Police Commissioner, I hereby as the Commissioner
01:33of Police, Lagos State Police Command, declare Saware wanted. I declare him wanted for causing disturbance
01:40of public peace and an act to commit a felony by planning and putting all the plans in motion
01:46to block the third mainland bridge to cause hardship for Lagosians and other Nigerians, more especially visitors,
01:52who are transients through this end. We will not allow that. We are closing in on him. Anywhere he is,
02:00he should know that we are closing in on him. We learned that he was in a bus and being videoed.
02:05Why didn't he come down? He came down in Abuja. He should come down, wherever he is. He should report
02:13himself to the nearest police station. We are going to arrest him, investigate him and prosecute him.
02:20The Commissioner of Police said massive deployment of police personnel had been made, not just to the
02:26third mainland bridge but also to other parts of the state, where coordinated protests are likely to
02:31hold. The police boss stressed that, this location is vital to the city's economy and the well-being
02:38of commuters. We will not allow any action, peaceful or otherwise, that seeks to block the bridge and
02:44disrupt livelihoods. Any attempt to obstruct the third mainland bridge is a direct threat to public
02:50safety and national infrastructure. Anyone attempting to disturb public peace will be arrested, investigated
02:57and prosecuted. Lagos is the heartbeat of Nigeria's economy, and we cannot afford chaos here. We have
03:05arrested 13 suspects, who are vagabonds and miscreants who wanted to cause mayhem in Lagos state.
03:12Sawari in a statement with a video attachment, said, I recorded this video at the scene of the attack on
03:18peaceful protesters by Nigeria police force in Lagos during today's Awaransaki anti-demolition protest,
03:25which they handled in the usual despicable and unconscionable manner. The Lagos police commissioner,
03:31Monsieur Jimo, has reportedly declared me, wanted, for, disturbance of public peace,
03:38allegedly as a result of his office's inability to execute a, shoot on sight, order given by his
03:44illegal IGP, Kayode Egbetokan in Awaransaki today. Despite my repeated attempts to contact Nigeria
03:52police force commissioner, Jimo, he has not taken my calls, nevertheless, I plan to meet with him.
03:59Soon to address his declaration. Revolution now.
04:03You should report at the DRN police station. I hereby, as the commissioner of police,
04:08Lagos state police command, declare Souré wanted, I declare wanted for the act of causing disturbance
04:17of public peace, and an act to commit serious felony, by planning, and putting all the planning
04:26in motion to obstruct traffic on the terminal to cause ashes for Lagosians and other Nigerians
04:32and emotionally visitors who are transitioning through this end. We will not allow this to happen.
04:37These are the equipment, and we ensure that we are closing in on him. Anywhere he is, he should be aware
04:43that we are closing in on him. Mulan is doing video, and he couldn't calm down. Let him calm down.
04:47He came down in Abuja. Why is he afraid to come down in Lagos? He should calm down.
04:51He's going down. Whatever he is, he should report in terms of the nearest police station. Because
04:56I'm going to arrest him, and investigate him, and prosecute him. Thank you.
05:00We have made 13 arrests of this miscrant and good law. Because there's no any reason why
05:06this protest must take this. The people who are concerned, who are residents of Uwurukusoki,
05:11have been paid compensation by government, for those who deserve, who are entitled rather,
05:17to the compensation of the law. And the people have remained in peace, and they've been giving
05:20the peace in the community. But he's coming to Lagos, so he's against crisis, so he's against
05:25violence will not be tolerated. And I want all Lagosians to seek go about their local businesses
05:30with any fear or danger. Let him calm down. Let him put his leg on ground. He's driving
05:34in a vehicle, and he's making videos that police have covered everywhere, and he can't calm down.
05:39In the same way police cover everywhere that he came down in Abuja, let him come down here,
05:43and he will see the wrath of the law that will equally be enforced on him.
05:49Coming from Uwurukusoki, in Lagos, where no Uwurukus are there, and the police are already
05:56attacking. By the time we got there, the police had attacked peaceful protesters who had demolished
06:05their houses in the Uwurukusoki area of Lagos. And I think they had intelligence that I was
06:12approaching the police, as you see captured, they were just tear gassing them, and they
06:16brought in more enforcement. All of them were carrying later weapons. This is what we're
06:21talking about, about Nigeria at this time. The police that ought to be protecting the citizens
06:29of Nigeria are busy chasing after and attacking innocent civilians. People who they don't build
06:37houses for, people who they do nothing for, they are attacking them. And this is what we
06:42just watched live on my timeline now. So we couldn't enter the community. The whole place is barricaded.
06:52These are some demolitions that they've carried out, and they relate to homes of poor people.
07:00This is where the poor people have managed to run after the rich people drove them away from
07:05Bakoko and other places. We were told that the IGP, the illegal IGP actually impaired in the police
07:15team to the people who could shoot and kill me if I showed up. But I still went there regardless. This is
07:22intelligence I had. So right now we'll be monitoring events as they're happening, and time
07:30permitting will return back to that community. We must fight for these people, and ensure that they
07:35get what is theirs back. We cannot leave this country in the hands of criminals to keep exploiting
07:41the poor. That is what got us into where we are today. That is what led to what America decided
07:50could be their intervention, because they've seen weak and terrible leadership in Nigeria. They know that
07:55these guys don't mean well for Nigerians, but that doesn't mean that America mean well for
08:00Nigerians. They're just taking advantage of the weakness in the leaders. Some of them have
08:05started to walk on their day, bringing youth to news in a more digital world.
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