21 October 2020
The peaceful street walk organised in Calabar the Cross River capital city by the South South Legacy Group, SSLG, soliciting understanding from Nigerians protesting in sympathy with the current #EndSARS protest has been sustained for the second day NEGROIDHAVEN has garnered.
Beginning from Tuesday 20th October into Wednesday the SSLG had led a peaceful street walk in Calabar where she appealed to Nigerians resident and indigenous to Cross River state to give President Muhammadu Buhari the benefit of the doubt in respect of implementing the demands of the ongoing #EndSARS protest.
Speaking on the second day a source intimate with the activities of the SSLG but pleaded anonymity insisted that the protesters should allow government the ample opportunity of time to consider the issues highlighted by the #EndSARS campaign. According to him 'We support all the demands of our fellow youths #EndSARS protest… But so far the message have been passed globally. We're therefore calling for an end to all negativities. However, it is only wise for us to give government a window to act and protect the lives of our youths and properties.
Continuing, the source said that 'Hoodlums and robbers are invading the cities and process this must stop. Let's give government a chance to implement… Peace is priceless war is senseless. We're loosing our future leaders. The protest does not worth a life talk less of lives. No more of this.'
Adding his voice to the sentiment, Comr Iso Bassey Edim the spokesperson of the group noted that they are advocating for peace from the #EndSARS agitations. He said 'they have been able to make their demands known. And the president has promised to swing into action. Secondly, it is a known fact that some criminal tendencies are hiding behind the #EndSARS protest to perpetrate a lot of crime. As I sit here, I have just been robbed about one hour ago of my two phones and almost two hundred thousand Naira.
'This is done in disguise of EndSARS protest. If the people involved in the protest do not call themselves to order, it is leading to something else. Nationwide, it might lead to a civil war which we are not ready to face'.
Speaking about the reported loss of Nigerian lives at the Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday 20th October 2020, Edim who regretted the loss of lives of whom he called his compatriots condemned the killing of Nigerians. Edim said the citizenry 'shouldn't see themselves bigger than the entity called Nigeria.' He queried why Nigerians will defy government order in respect of the imposed curfew. He called on Nigerian youths to be law-abiding…
'I don't the brutality of the military. The military are not supposed to be involved in any civil agitation. Anybody who invited the military into this agitations should have a rethink and even apologise.'
The SSLG led Nigerians in a peaceful advocacy walk from Eleven Eleven to the Peace Park at Roundabout to Mary Slessor and back to the Eleven Eleven Roundabout.
#EndSARS campaign is calling for an end to police brutality, murder and torture of the innocent citizenry.
