PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI HAS REJECTED A REQUEST FROM THE NIGERIAN ARMY TO QUELL ONGOING #ENDSARS PROTESTS WITH SOLDIERS ON THE ACCOUNT THAT SUCH APPROACH COULD BACKFIRE.

Mr. Buhari said heavily armed soldiers with directive to open fire should be the last resort — if at all they’ll be considered — because of the spontaneous and elaborate nature of the ongoing pushback against decades police brutality, according to a presidency and two military sources briefed on the matter Wednesday night.

Our sources said Mr. Buratai and some of his generals are increasingly furious that #EndSARS protesters have refused to stand down.

He sought the president’s permission to deploy soldiers to disperse protesters and take over demonstration grounds in Lagos and Abuja, a senior administration official disclosed shortly after 11:00 p.m.

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