The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Magashi (retd) has cautioned EndSARS protesters against breaching national security.

General Magashi gave the caution when the National Coordinator Buhari Campaign Organisation, BCO, Danladi Pasali led the Executives drawn from its Headquarters, Zonal and State levels on courtesy visit to him at the Ministry of Defence, Ship House, Abuja.

He extoled the virtues of President Muhammadu Buhari whom he described as a forthright leader and thanked members of the Buhari Campaign Organisation for promoting his political ideology, democratic governance, Rule of Law and philosophy.

The Minister of Defence who told the group of his pioneering membership of the Buhari Organisation which dates back to the years of All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, told them to fortify their flanks and ranks against subversive peneration of mischief makers capable of causing distraction, disaffection and division among them.

He assured them of the support of the Ministry of Defence in actualising their lofty programmes in raising the bar of national security.

He said they should leverage on their structure in the 774 local government areas and 36 states of the federation, as well as the Federal Capital Territory to gather intelligence and channel it to the appropriate authorities for action.

*Earlier, the National Coordinator of the Organisation, Danladi Pasali said the objective of the courtesy call was to congratulate the Minister on his one year in office and to thank him for emplacing what he called gigantic reforms in the Military.

Thanking General Magashi for his focused leadership in contributing to national peace and security, they offered to render service to the relevant authorities to burst crimes capable of threatening Peace and Security in the country.

He recalled the dogged and dedicated role played by the group in the electoral victories of President Buhari in the 2011 and 2019 Presidential election, adding that the organisation was spurred to establish National/ Community Support Security Initiative to key into the fight against Boko Haram terrorists in the North East, banditry in the North Central and kidnapping in the Niger Delta.

He therefore solicited the backing of the ministry for the initiative to succeed towards contributing their quota to the maintenance of peace, security and socio-economic development of the country.

Protesters around Kings Square in Benin City, the capital city of Edo State have broken the walls of the headquarters of the Nigeria Correctional Centre (Nigeria prisons in Benin).

The protesters, after gaining entrance into the prison through the fence freed inmates in the prisons along Benin Sapele Road, near Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ office.

southniyikaye:
This protest is hijacked already...
We just like to overdo things in this country, they've turned this into a joke and soon, they will start looting..
They are gradually playing into the hands of the federal government

zionmde:
this is rubbish na
they are fast loosing focus. Armed robbers are in dat prison, rapists, paedophiles, fraudsters etc, funny enough even policemen indicted for extr judicial killings are in these prisons. This is absolutely wrong. What are they fighting for now??.
If the government deploys military because of this issue then they are not to be blamed. If I am the governor, every protester around that vicinity is going into that prison until they produce the criminals they have freed

Of a truth, Thugs and irresponsible fellows are fast taking over this protest

southniyikaye:
This protest is hijacked already...
We just like to overdo things in this country, they've turned this into a joke and soon, they will start looting..
They are gradually playing into the hands of the federal government

lonelydora:
Protesters are losing it. They are giving police reason to shoot

Ahmad62:
Benin people are fools... The prison contains Armed robbers, yahoo boys and rapists.... So unwise thing to do!

yoruba1914:
for how long?
use what you have when the oviation is loudest.
You want a restructure nigeria?get ur pvc
You want good govt
Get your pvc.
There are limits to protest unless u have a hidden agenda like sowore and segalink