President Muhammadu Buhari will address the security situation in the country by 7pm.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday evening.
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“Following detailed briefing by security chiefs on the current situation in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 7pm.
“Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria respectively for the broadcast,” according to the statement.
The protests, which started peacefully last week, became violent in its second week with many protesters killed already and many government and private property torched.
Prominent Nigerians, including Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate in last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, as well as the Senate and House of Representatives have called on the President to speak to Nigerians since the protests broke out some two weeks ago.
Earlier on Thursday, the National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Major General Babagana Monguno disclosed that the President would come up with certain solutions in a couple of hours to address the burning issues over the ongoing #EndSARS protests across the country.
He made the announcement after a four-hour meeting of National Security Council presided over by President Buhari.
He said the President’s expected address would come up with resolutions that would be agreeable to the entire federation.
Monguno, who said President Buhari had directed that all necessary steps be taken in order to reach an agreeable resolution, voiced his opposition to a descent to a state of anarchy in any part of the country.
He said the President also directed the security agencies to operate within the confine of legitimacy by not doing what would aggravate the situation.
“The security agencies have been asked to apply as much restraint as possible,” Mr Monguno said after the president held a meeting with his defence chiefs.
