By Prosper Ojoh

Let it be on record that Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, Delta State stands with the peaceful protests and genuine agitation of the Nigerian youths.

The body aligns itself with the call for good governance, accountability, transparency and egalitarianism, but as the parlance goes, ‘two wrongs can never make it right’.

So inasmuch as we advocate positivism and upward projections of national affairs, PCRC Delta State strongly condemn vandalism, arson, robbery, destruction of public and private property, extortion, unnecessary oppression and killings by hoodlums that have taken advantage of supposed laudable protest.

In the harshest possible way, we condemn the burning of Police Stations and public/private vehicles across by miscreants and holistically frown at the harassment meted out to genuine members of the Nigeria Police across the state.

A certain Philosopher once said, “Every peaceful chain can never result to cataclysm.” Now that the protest have been hijacked by some unscrupulous elements dancing under the radar of #EndSars protest, causing untold misery and destruction, PCRC Delta State plead that the protesters sheath their swords and lick their wounds for the moment and holistically embrace the round table of dialogue.

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When elephants fight, the grasses suffer. So, continuing the protest might fuel further outcry and misery on the hoi polloi, who probably live from hand to mouth. Continuing the unrest would stem more terror and bring untold hardship on commuters, pedestrians, students, artisans and all economic activities.

You have made your voices heard and posited your positions, now is time to listen and tactically strategize to ensure that sustainability and retention of purpose remain attuned in the minds of all and sundry.

We deeply sympathise with everyone who has been a victim of police brutality and have in one way or the other lost a loved one during the SARS malaise. Like we always say, PEACE IS EVERYTHING!

God bless Nigeria, #God bless Nigerian youths, #God bless Delta state l, #God bless PCRC Delta.

Amb. Prosper Ojoh is the Chairman, PCRC Delta State.