SARS reform public hearing ends in Lagos
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.
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SARS shot me, but bullet couldn’t penetrate —Witness
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 Anxiety as NHRC probes rights’ abuse by SARS
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.
Read More Police refund N6m extorted from Anambra bizman by SARS
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 Essence of Presidential Panel on SARS is to unravel truth — Ojukwu
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 Miss Comfort Hembe was allegedly electrocuted by SARS, witness tells Panel
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 SARS operatives won’t bear arms while on mufti, says IGP monitoring team
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 Beyond mere cosmetic reform of SARS
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 Former police boss calls for capacity building for SARS operatives
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 SARS arrests 2 private guards over alleged N5m theft in Borno hospital
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 NHRC begins investigation of SARS unlawful acts in S-South, receives 17 petitions
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.
Read More Police converts SARS into FSARS!
If SARS was always inhuman, FSARS may also be but only when necessary. Let’s wait for the clarification of the difference as was done a few days ago about the sacked DG of the DSS, Lawal Daura
Read More Intersociety faults SARS reform
INTERNATIONAL Society for the Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, Intersociety, has picked holes with the Inspector General of Police, IGP’s, 11 Point Police Special Anti Robbery Squad SARS, Reform, in line with Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo directive for its overhaul.
Read More Acting on Osinbajo’s order, IGP overhauls, renames SARS FSARS
THE Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has overhauled the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, following public outcry over alleged human rights violations by operatives of the police anti-crime unit.
Read More Osinbajo directs IGP to investigate human rights violation by SARS
WORRIED by the plethora of complaints over human rights abuses by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria police, otherwise known as SARS, the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has directed the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris to commence investigations on the allegations.
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