‘EndSARS Campaign Is A Coordinated Attack By Cybercriminals’ – Presidential Aide, Lauretta Onochie
Personal Assistant to the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, has said the #EndSARS campaign by many Nigerians against police brutality and extra-judicial killings by security operatives in the country, is a coordinated attack by cybercriminals.
Onochie said this in reaction to the clamor for Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to be proscribed due to high-handedness of its operatives.
In a series of tweets, the presidential aide expressed that while there were a few bad eggs in the police, the protests against SARS were orchestrated by internet fraudsters.
Onochie stated;
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THERE ARE SOME STAFF OF SARS WHO ARE UNPROFESSIONAL IN THEIR DEALINGS WITH D PUBLIC, SAME WAY WE HAVE UNPROFESSIONALISM IN D ARMY, MAINSTREAM POLICE, CUSTOMS, CIVIL SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE, TRADERS, LAWYERS, DOCTORS, JOURNALISTS, TEACHERS, PASTORS, ETC.
1. I have no doubt that there are some staff of SARS who are unprofessional in their dealings with d public, same way we have unprofessionalism in d Army, Mainstream Police, Customs, Civil Service, Public Service, traders, Lawyers, Doctors, journalists, teachers, pastors, etc.
— Lauretta Onochie (@Laurestar) October 4, 2020
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She added;
BUT WHAT IS GOING ON NOW, IS A COORDINATED ATTACK BY CYBER CRIMINALS JOINED BY UNSUSPECTING INNOCENT CITIZENS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. WE MUST STAND BY OUR NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WHILE WORKING TO IMPROVE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS. THATS WHAT PATRIOTISM IS ABOUT. NO SENTIMENTS.
2. But what is going on now, is a COORDINATED ATTACK BY CYBER CRIMINALS joined by UNSUSPECTING INNOCENT CITIZENS.
This is not the first time. We must stand by our national institutions while working to improve their effectiveness. Thats what patriotism is about.
NO SENTIMENTS.— Lauretta Onochie (@Laurestar) October 4, 2020
