The Federal Government has expressed satisfaction with the role played by the security agencies during the #EndSARS protests.
Recall that although there were killing of innocent citizens and destruction of property, security operatives had played greater part in quelling the violence that followed the #EndSARS protests.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said security agencies, especially the military and the police, were professional in the discharge of their duties during the protest.
The minister said: “The Federal Government is very satisfied with the role played by the security agencies, especially the military and the police, all through the EndSARS crisis.
“The security agents were professional and measured in their response. Even when their lives were at stake, they exercised uncommon restraint.
“Their professionalism and measured response saved many lives and properties.
“For example, despite arresting hordes of looters during the violence in Lagos, the army treated them humanely and even counseled them before handing them over to the police.
“The same cannot be said of those who unleashed mayhem on the security agents, killing and maiming them, sometimes in such a barbaric manner that is unprecedented in these parts.
“As I said earlier, six soldiers and 37 policemen were killed all over the country during the crisis.
“This is in addition to 196 policemen who were injured; 164 police vehicles that were destroyed and 134 police stations that were razed.”
