Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has denied allegations that security agencies employed excessive force during the #EndBadGovernance protests.

Speaking at a meeting with heads of security agencies in Abuja on Tuesday, Egbetokun emphasized that neither the police nor the military used live ammunition in managing the demonstrations.

He clarified that the security forces faced aggression during the protests. “The police and the military, indeed no other security agency involved in the management of this protest, has deployed excessive use of force. Instead, what we had were attacks on security agents during the protest. From our record, there were no shooting incidents by the police,” Egbetokun stated.

He added, “The police or military did not use any live ammunition in the management of these protests. Instead, we have had cases where our officers were injured and are in critical condition as we speak.”

The Police Chief dismissed the allegations of excessive force as baseless, labeling them as “fake news and very wrong allegations.” He explained, “We didn’t use excessive force at all. We didn’t even deploy the whole of our strength in this protest even when it turned violent. We have water cannons we did not deploy, we have rubber bullets we didn’t use. All that we have used in the management of this protest is teargas and nothing more.”