Following calls on social media over the weekend to disband the Special Anti Robbery Squad, Sars, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris
Following calls on social media over the weekend to disband the Special Anti Robbery Squad, Sars, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris has bowed to the demands of Nigerians and has ordered for the immediate reorganisation of the squad.
Nigerians had launched the hash tag, #EndSARS, in which they asked that the police unit be scrapped. Posts after posts gave hair-raising details of the atrocities committed by policemen on the SARS teams nationwide. Though the campaigners wanted the unit, which fights bandits, disbanded, the police boss said he has ordered an immediate reform, arguing that the unit has done well, on its core mandate, despite excesses.
In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, the IGP ordered the immediate investigation into all allegations, complaints and infractions leveled against the personnel of the Special Anti Robbery Squad across the country by the IGP X-Squad of the Force.
The statement said further that, in the new arrangement, a Commissioner of Police is now the overall head of the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad nationwide under the Department of Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja.
“The Police Zonal Commands, State Commands and Divisions will continue to operate anti-crime units/sections, crime prevention and control squads and teams imperative to prevent and detect crimes and criminalities in their Area of Responsibilities, and other crack squads necessary to sustain law and order and protection of life and properties in their Area of responsibilities (AOR),” he said.
