Senator Gershom Bassey
By Akpan David, Calabar
Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District Gershom Bassey has urged those agitating for second phase of EndSARS protest to guarantee that such would not be hijacked by hoodlums again.
Speaking in Calabar, the Senator said there is freedom to protest by law but such must be peaceful and not to expose lives and property to such wanton destruction as witnesses last October 2020.
“Such protest as moved by the EndaSars campaigners should be done under the ambit of the law as guaranteed by the constitution.
“The EndSARS people should guarantee non violence because they are non violent group.
“We supported them because it is their constitutional right to protest peacefully but what we saw in October last year was that the EndSARS protest was hijacked by criminals.
“We saw it in Lagos, Benin, Calabar and I even saw it in my house.
“It was hijacked by criminals and they came to my house and cleaned me out even toothbrush they did not leave.
“So having experienced the hijack of EndSARS personally, my question to them is, can they guarantee that their protest at anytime will not be hijacked by criminals or hoodlums?
“The fear that everybody has is this lack of control. My own is that can they guarantee that their protest will not be hijacked and there will be peace. Let them guarantee that somebody will not come to my house and carry all my things.”
