#EndSARS protests: Community to rebuild, equip burnt police station

Babatunde Ajala

Ikere-Ekiti, the headquarter of Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State is to rebuild and equip the police station, which was burnt during the #EndSARS protests.

It was learnt that the resolution was reached after a series of extensive meetings, which were attended by the indigenes including community leaders.

Arsonists were said to have burnt down three police stations and several operational vehicles during the #EndSARS protest which claimed many lives, including those of police operatives across the country.

Consequently, the Ekiti Police command withdrew its men from the community citing the burning of its police stations, operational vehicles located in the town as reason for the action.

Police authorities also demanded that the community fish out and arrest some of the hoodlums who perpetrated the act for prosecution, as condition for the policemen to return to the town.

The community, in a communique signed by the monarch of the town, Oba Adejimi Adu, asked a retired Assistant Inspector General (AIG), who hails from the town to expedite the building of police post, which was under construction sometimes ago.

However, the youths, in their unanimity decided that henceforth they will resist and fight anyone or group wishing to destroy, vandalise any public or private property in Ikere Ekiti in future.