One of the major promoters of the #EndSARS protests, Oluwarinu Oduala, has described the recent clampdown on #EndSARS campaigners by the Federal Government as an unfair practice in a democracy.

Oduala, who is a member of the Lagos State Panel of Judicial Inquiry probing cases of police brutality and the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate, said the recent action of the Central Bank of Nigeria was a betrayal of the supposed peace-making efforts of the government.

CEOAfrica had earlier reported the Central bank obtained a court order to freeze 20 accounts belonging to EndSARS promoters till January 2021.

Taking to her  twitter account on Monday night, the youth activist said though the government agreed that it was important to reform the Nigeria Police Force but it has refused to honour its promises and now targets the people who spoke up.

She wrote, “How do you expect me as a part of the future of this country to still believe in a country who thinks they can through CBN freeze my account for no just cause? This is not fair.

“I am not afraid—I am only disappointed that this country will treat us this way. We are the soul of this nation and no nation exists without her people.”

According to her, the funds in the frozen account included her personal money as well as donations from people who believed in the #EndSARS movement.

“The funds in question here also includes some of my personal hard-earned money of over N200,000 naira. These funds were earmarked for disbursement towards the medical bills of injured protesters,” she explained.

The activist said she took up the role as a youth representative in the Lagos panel at the expense of her education, business and career but the government showed its ingratitude by clamping down on her and others.

She stated, “I did this to make peace. I did to ensure our young people understood that the only way to create a better and safer Nigeria is to do things lawfully. Why am I still being targeted for lending the government my goodwill?”

Oduala and her colleague, Temitope Majekodunmi, had both boycotted the Saturday sitting of the panel in protest against the freezing of her bank account by the CBN.

The chairman of the panel, retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, had suspended the sitting as it could not form a quorum in the absence of the two youth representatives.