Adamu Mohammed, the inspector-general of police, has announced the immediate disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) followin...
Adamu Mohammed, the inspector-general of police, has announced the immediate disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) following nationwide protests over its brutality.
He made the announcement at a press conference on Sunday
afternoon in Abuja.
In a statement after the media briefing, Frank Mba, police
spokesman, said a new policing arrangement will be announced to fill in the
gaps created by the scrapping of SARS.
”In the finest spirit of democratic, citizen-centred and
community policing, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni
has today, 11th October, 2020, dissolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)
across the 36 State Police Commands and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
where they hitherto existed”, the statement read.
”The IGP, while noting that the dissolution of SARS is in
response to the yearnings of the Nigerian people, observes that by this
dissolution, all officers and men of the now defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad
are being redeployed with immediate effect.
”The IGP notes that the Force is not oblivious of the ever
present need to combat armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes in
the country which was before now the core mandate of the erstwhile Squad. He
assures that a new policing arrangement to address anticipated policing gaps
the dissolution of SARS would cause has been evolved and shall be announced in
due course.
”Meanwhile, as part of measures to prevent a re-occurrence
of events that gave rise to the dissolution of SARS, a Citizens’ and Strategic
Stakeholders’ Forum is being formed to regularly interface with Police
leadership at all levels and advise on police activities as they affect the
general public.
”In addition, the Force is constituting an Investigation
Team which shall include Civil Society Organizations and Human Rights Bodies to
work with the Police in investigating alleged cases of human rights violations.
The measure, the IGP believes, will enhance transparency and accountability in
police services as well as providing a system of deterrence for erring police
officers whose action clearly violates the rights of the citizenry.
”The IGP appreciates and commends all citizens particularly
those who genuinely express their concerns for a better policing orientation in
an organized, patriotic and civil manner. He reaffirms the determination of the
Force to bequeath to the country a Police Force and System that is professional
in service delivery and most importantly, accountable to the people.
There have been protests across the country demanding the
end of the police unit which is notorious for human rights violations.
Owing to the mass outrage, the IGP had banned operatives of
SARS, the Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Intelligence Response Team (IRT)
from undertaking routine patrols as well as stop and search duties.
The IGP also promised to reform SARS.
But Nigerians were not pacified by this owing to similar
promises of reforming the unit in the past which failed.
Citizens persisted in protests which soon gained global
attention as world figures and celebrities joined in.
The police unleashed violence on citizens protesting against
police brutality. At least one protester, Jimoh Isiaq was killed in Ogbomosho
in Oyo state on Saturday.
The police also dispersed a crowd of protesters in Abuja
with live bullets, water cannons and tear gas on Sunday.
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