Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP),
Ibrahim Idris, to "overhaul the management and activities" of notorious Police unit,
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Over the past nine months, numerous Nigerians have taken to social media to accuse
officers of the unit of several misconducts ranging from harassment, extortion, assault
to extra-judicial killings.
In a statement issued by Osinbajo's spokesperson, Laolu Akande, the Acting President
ordered the IGP to shut down the unit "with immediate effect".
The statement read, "Following persistent complaints and reports on the activities of
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) that border on allegations of human rights
violations, His Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo SAN, Acting-President, Federal
Republic of Nigeria, has directed the Inspector General of Police to, with immediate
effect, overhaul the management and activities of SARS and ensure that any
unit that will emerge from the process, will be intelligence-driven and restricted to
the prevention and detection of armed robbery and kidnapping, and apprehension of
offenders linked to the stated offences, and nothing more."
Details later. https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/osinbajo-finally-ends-sars-id8724218.html?Echobox=1534251338#utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook |
Tuesday 14 August 2018
Osibanjo Orders Complete Overhaul Of SARS - Politics
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