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 reports that some group of Nigerians
recently on social media, called for the scrapping of SARS over alleged
harassment of innocent Nigerians, using the #EndSARS. Following the
allegation, the Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, promised to
restructure and reposition the unit for effective service delivery.
Idris also warned members of the group against acting as body-guards,
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 that 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, Idris also said that men deployed to SARS would undergo
training, continuous assessment and psychometric test to determine their
suitability or otherwise.
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