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#EndSARS Protest: Northern Governors Call For Police Reform

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The Northern States Governor’s Forum has called for comprehensive and robust reforms in the Police Force.

The Forum disclosed this in a communiqué issued at the end of its emergency meeting held in Kaduna on Thursday.

According to the communiqué, the Forum is in synergy with other Governors in the South-West, South-South and South-East to address the challenges of nationhood headlong.

While also calling for synergy between the state and the federal government, the Forum advocates for the Constitution of judicial Commission of enquiry to investigate all levels of destruction and killings during the #EndSARS protest.

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The Forum further restates her commitment in exploring areas of reviving the ailing economy of the North with reference to those areas of comparative advantage.

In the communiqué, the Forum also urged the Federal Government to explore the possibility of ending the ASUU strike, stating that most of the youths are idle staying at home.

The Forum also notes the heavy presence of external influencers both locally and internationally, calling on citizens particularly community leaders and youth groups to be very vigilant and report the presence of such people to security agencies.

” The Forum restates its confidence in the unity of Nigeria and supports all our colleagues in other states of the Federation in our collective efforts to restore peace and stability, ” the communiqué reads.