Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has told Nigerian youths to demand for their rights legitimately, and said Boko Haram started with protest.
Jomog News Nigeria reports that the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has warned Nigerians partaking in End SARS agitation to prevent it from degenerating into an insurgency.
The Governor also advised the youths to learn from the genesis of Boko Haram, which he disclosed “started as a result of protest by some youths in Maiduguri against the use of helmet by motorcycle riders.’’
Gov Zulum said “Everyone has seen the situation now. Over one million people have been displaced and the most affected population are the vulnerable and the youth.
According to him, he said “Some of those who led the protests have left Borno State. They are either staying in Abuja, Lagos or abroad. We have to be very careful.”
He said this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Friday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
The governor however, condemned police brutality and the killings at Lekki Tollgate.
He also criticised what he called ‘the excesses’ of some of the Nigerian youths “in taking the laws into their hands by destroying some of our infrastructures in an attempt to support the legitimate demands of EndSARS protesters.”
The Borno state Governor further advised Nigerians to demand their rights through legitimate means in order to have peace.
