The acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday, said that the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) created a vacuum in Nigeria’s Police effort at fighting insecurity, The Nation reports The acting IGP had spoken at the weekly Ministerial briefing, organized by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa in […]
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Okoli Aguwu, who appeared before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution set up by the Lagos State government, says he spent 48 days in the detention of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Recall that the panel was set up to look into the allegations of brutality and highhandedness by personnel of the unit of […]
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A middle age man was killed in an early morning gunfight between operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and suspected robbers in Lagos. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Bala Elkana, confirmed this in a statement sent to Channels Television on Monday. According to him, the security operatives were on their way […]
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Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, suspected kidnap kingpin better known as Evans, on Friday narrated how he was allegedly tortured by members of intelligence response team of the inspector general of police (IGP) and the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). Evans narrated this at the continuation of a trial-within-trial at an Ikeja high court in Lagos where he is […]
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Kashim Bukar-Dalori, the four-year old son of the Chairman of Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who was kidnapped on Wednesday, has been freed by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS. Bukar-Dalori was said to have been kidnapped around 1 pm by a woman, who claimed to be his relative. A […]
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Following the order to overhaul the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force, the inspector-general of police in Nigeria, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered immediate psychological evaluation on all operatives. Part of the measures include the constitution of a team that would review SARS operations and as well as the appointment of a new […]
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NIGERIA – Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has directed Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), to overhaul the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) with immediate effect. Laolu Akande, spokesman of the acting president, disclosed this in a statement. The statement said the vice-president asked the IGP to ensure that SARS operatives act in adherence to the rule […]
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Nigerian rapper, Olanrewaju Ogunmefun aka Vector, in his recently released single ‘SARS Is Around’ has addressed the brutality of the Nigerian police. Operatives of the special anti-robbery squad, SARS, have been making headlines for negative reasons of late, and rapper dedicated to the discourse. In the song titled ‘SARS Is Around’, Vector raps about reasons why […]
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The Nigeria Police Force has released phone numbers and email addresses for the public to lodge complaints against personnel of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). In a series of tweets on Thursday, the police said the public could report any incident for “investigation and further actions”. “Aggrieved members of the public who have any complaint […]
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Mayorkun is the latest celebrity to be harassed by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad also known as SARS after they disrupted his interview. In a series of tweets on his Twitter page, Mayorkun said he prayed people don’t get faced with men of SARS while revealing how his interview was disrupted because of them. […]
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