Human Rights Activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana has stated that the Federal Government of Nigeria is on a wrong move to prosecute #EndSARS protesters, noting that there is no nexus between them and the hoodlums who hijacked the protests.

Conversely, he said the Federal Government failed in its duty to protect the protesters through the provision of adequate security.

He also described the hoodlums that burned and looted as “products of the decadent and neo-liberal economic policy of the Federal Government.”

Falana said “During the #EndSARS protests, the Federal Government conceded the fundamental right of Nigerian youths to protest peacefully

“The protests were generally peaceful. Unfortunately, the police did not provide security for the protesters as required by the law. Hence, hoodlums took over the protests.

“By the way, the hoodlums are products of the decadent and neo-liberal economic policy of the Federal Government. There is no nexus between the #EndSARS protesters and the hoodlums.

“It is unfortunate that the government is being misled as usual. They should go ahead and charge the #EndSARS protesters in a criminal court if there is any scintilla of evidence indicting them.

“We have traveled through this dangerous route before to the detriment of national development,” Femi Falana said.

It would be recalled that the Federal Government had earlier stated that those behind the #EndSARS protests and the promoters will be made to face the wrath of the Law as disclosed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.