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.Says ‘IGP taken us back to the dark days’ Victor Ogunyinka Following the directive of the acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, that the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (FSAR) should be disbanded, the convener of the #ENDSARS, #ReformPoliceNG campaign, Segun Awosanya, has stated that this decision is a step in the wrong direction. The
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THE acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu,has ordered immediate re-organisation of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
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Emotion ran high, yesterday, at the home of late Adeyemo Rotimi, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, official, who was shot dead last week, by an operative of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad, FSARS, at Iyana-Ipaja area of the state, as Rotimi’s widow broke down in tears on sighting a team of FSARS operatives.
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OWERRI—THE Presidential Investigation Panel yesterday in Owerri, began public hearing on alleged human rights violations by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of Nigeria Police Force, in the South South and South East geo-political zones of the country.
Read More The Presidential Panel on SARS Reform, which began its public hearing in Lagos on Tuesday, Nov. 13, ended its sitting on Saturday after listening to 36 cases.
Read More A 50-year-old vigilante, Agbodemu Ishola, yesterday, disclosed that some members of Special Anti-robbery Squad, SARS, directly shot at him and the bullet did not penetrate his body because he had been ‘fortified’ by his father.
Read More The Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the Nigerian Police was created in 1992 due to the need to have a dedicated arm of the police that would tackle armed robbery, kidnapping and other serious crimes which assumed a terrible dimension then. The squad was empowered to use all legal means possible to prevent and arrest armed robbery in the country. At inception the squad performed creditably well as the escalating cases of armed robbery and kidnapping began to reduce significantly.
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NNEWI—The Nigeria Police have refunded N6 million allegedly extorted from an Onitsha aluminium manufacturer, Mr. Ugochukwu Oraefo by the men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad in Anambra State.
Read More The Chairman of the President Panel on Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), reform, Mr Tony Ojukwu, said that the essence of the panel was to ascertain the truth on the allegations of human rights violations by members of the Public.
Read More A 36-year-old Carpenter, Mr Samuel Shiekuma, on Tuesday, told the Presidential Panel on the reform of Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), that one Comfort Hembe was allegedly electrocuted by the men of SARS.
Read More THE monitoring team, set up by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, continued its tour of facilities of the Special Anti Robbery Squad in the South West, warning that SARS operatives will no longer bear arms while on mufti.
Read More ON Tuesday 14th August 2018, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, as Acting President, responded to widespread complaints from citizens and ordered the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, to immediately overhaul the operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Read More A former Commissioner of Police, Mr Lawrence Alobi, on Sunday in Abuja, called for a robust capacity building on democratic policing for men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS).
Read More Operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have arrested two private security guards over alleged theft of N5 million from the coffers of the Maiduguri Specialist Hospital.
Read More The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has received 17 different complaints of alleged torture, molestation and extra-judicial killings against the operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in the South-South region.
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