Former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has expressed that #EndSARS protesters should not be denied of their lawful right as long as they the constitution allows freedom of expression.

Garba added that it was better to have peaceful protesters than AK-47-wielding bandits.

He urged the Nigeria Police Force to release all protesters arrested on Saturday at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos State.

 “In as much as the #EndSARS protesters are not blocking the way for other citizens to move along the #Lekkitollgate, the law permits them the right to peaceful protest. After all, that is a tenet of democracy which we practice. All arrested protesters should be released immediately.

 “When will we ever learn in Nigeria? Is it not better for people to express themselves in a protest than hide behind any extreme motive to seek justice? I would rather have a peaceful protester than a bandit with AK-47.

“If #EndSARS protesters promises to be peaceful, let them be. If for any reason, an iota of violence is detected from them, the authorities should quickly mobilise and disperse them.

“But as long as protesters claimed to be peaceful, we should give them their right to protest and protect them against possible hoodlums hijacking the protest,” he tweeted.