JUST IN: IG Of Police Bans SARS From Conducting Stop And Search Operations

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has banned the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force from conducting stop and search operations on roads except when necessary.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some group of Nigerians recently in the social media, called for the scrapping of SARS over alleged harassment of innocent Nigerians, using the hashtag #EndSARS.

Following the allegation, the Inspector- General of Police promised to restructure and reposition the unit for effective service delivery.

Mr. Idris also warned members of the group against acting as bodyguards, delving into land matters and debt collection that were considered civil.

He further warned that members of the unit must only embark on operations with the permission of the commissioner of police in charge of SARS in the police commands.

“You must operate in official uniform clearly marked for identification.

“I just want to warn you all here that any officer caught engaging in these activities will be dealt with accordingly.

“The Nigeria Police force under my leadership shall operate strictly guided by the human rights principles as enshrined in the United Nations charter on human rights,” he said.

He mandated the Inspector-General of police’s monitoring units and the X-squad and other over sights unit of the force to monitor the activities of the SARS.

The police boss noted that the establishment of the unit was due to activities of the men of the underworld.

He said as part of measures to check the unit, they would be solely mandated to confront only armed robbery cases and violent crimes in the country,

Mr. Idris also said men deployed to SARS would undergo training, continuous assessment and psychometric test to determine their suitability or otherwise.(NAN)

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Posted: at 23-12-2017 09:54 AM (6 years ago) | Hero

exactly Wats on my mind, they should dissolve them once and for all

Posted: at 23-12-2017 11:07 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac

It's not enough, the great evil criminal called Sars should be scrapped, as they are useless and do not understand  their Job or protocols

Posted: at 23-12-2017 01:12 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac

it gonna be a free for all this xmas

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Posted: at 23-12-2017 07:20 PM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero

When a military bad man is ruling that's the case.. remember abacha and combined team/operation flush??what they​ did to families,people and the masses at large. However we still had food as of then.

Posted: at 24-12-2017 02:27 AM (6 years ago) | Hero