SAN FRANCISCO, October 08, (THEWILL) – Afrobeat Musician, Seun Kuti, son of legendary Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti, has lent his voice to calls to scrap the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police.
There have been calls for the police to scrap the special unit because of their
extra-judicial activities, harassment and extortion of citizens. Many Nigerian celebrities have openly supported banning the outfit.
However, in an Instagram live session, Seun stated that Nigerians should be calling for an end of oppression and not for the scrapping of SARS.
Seun disclosed that some celebrities are just pretending to be fighting for the end of SARS when in reality they still oppress others in their own way as celebrities.
Seun said: “All the celebrities and others making noise about SARS have police escorts. Why are celebrities always happy about #EndSARS, why not say end oppression? What are they afraid of?
“You know what, because they all love the status quo. Because without this system, maybe many people won’t have the kind of money that they have now.”
The musician further stated that Nigerians should resist oppression in the country not by just words of mouth but by taking concrete steps.
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“You can never beg your oppressor for freedom, you have to fight for it. Everyone knows there’s police brutality. Even if they end SARS, is that the end of harassment of Nigerians by the police, army and customs?
“Until we are ready to remove domination and oppression from our families and the society at large, then they are not ready. We have to end oppression in our society.”
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