Aisha Yesufu, one of the leading voices of the #EndSARS protests rocking different parts of the country, has urged protesters not to relent in their pursuit for a total reformation of the Nigeria Police Force.
The call was made on Wednesday morning in a video uploaded on her Twitter handle, @AishaYesufu.
She was reacting to the leadership crisis rocking some of the voices of the #EndSARS campaign.
The call for abolition of police tactical subunit emerged as #EndSARS on social media and subsequently erupted into nationwide protests on the streets earlier this month.
The protesters while demanding total scrapping of the police Special Anti-robbery Squad accused the unit of unlawful arrests, torture, and extra-judicial killings.
The Federal Government bowed to the protesters’ demand on Sunday, announcing that the special police unit has been proscribed.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday ordered all defunct SARS operatives to undergo psychological and medical examinations.
The police boss also set up the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) that will replace the disbanded SARS.
But many have greeted the announcements with scepticism after previous promises to improve SARS and the NPF went unfulfilled.
State governors and the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, amongst others, had subsequently engaged some of the leading voices of the protests to suspend their demonstrations and give the government time to implement the announced measures.
The development led to an outcry by some factions of the #EndSARS campaign who were not at the meetings.
But speaking on Wednesday, Yesufu advised the protesters not to be distracted by the leadership tussle but to maintain “eye on the ball.”
