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Stop Violence Against #EndSARS Protesters, Ex-Liberian President, Johnson-Sirleaf, Tells Buhari

October 21, 2020

Johnson-Sirleaf said the right to peaceful protests must be protected and called on Buhari to stop trying to silence young people.

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a former President of Liberia, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to end the violence against anti-police brutality protesters in the country. 

Johnson-Sirleaf said the right to peaceful protests must be protected and called on Buhari to stop trying to silence young people.

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In a post on Twitter, she said, “The right to peacefully protest must be protected. I join the calls for an immediate de-escalation of violence against the #EndSARS protesters. 

“It is critical that we listen to, and engage with, the voices of the youth—not try to silence them.”

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