The Ondo State Police Command has urged youths in the state to exercise restraint over their grievances against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The protesters are also demanding for the unconditional release of the suspects arrested at the clubs.
But the State Police Command has asked the youths to comport themselves and act within the ambit of the law during their protest against the EFCC.
The EFCC operatives had on Saturday raided two clubs simultaneously in Akure, the Ondo State capital, and arrested 127 suspected internet fraudsters.
But certain online reports have alleged assault by the EFCC operatives during the raid.
Reacting to the allegations, the commission. said the operation was devoid of any incident as the EFCC operatives “conducted themselves professionally”.
It said, ”The commission wishes to state that no suspect was assaulted, brutalised or subjected to any dehumanising treatment during the Saturday operation. It is also false that tear gas was fired at the crime scene. “
In its reaction over the protest in a statement on Monday, the Ondo Police Command spokesperson, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, urged the youths to channel their complaints to the appropriate authorities for redress.
“The command recognizes the constitutional rights of citizens to peaceful protest but these rights must be exercised without breach of public order and non infringement on the rights of other law abiding citizens,” the statement reads.
“Police owe a duty to protect the rights of all citizens and foreign nationals resident within or transiting through the state at all times.
“We appeal to the good people of Ondo state especially the youths who claimed to have been adversely affected by the sting operation to act with restraint and comport themselves within the ambits of the laws of the land.”
