Tag: SARS
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IGP ignores calls to halt setting up SWAT for disbanded SARS, insists training commences Sunday
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has ignored nationwide calls to postpone the setting up of a new police unit; Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The embattled police boss on Thursday outlined the structure of the new outfit and also reaffirmed that the training of men and…
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BREAKING: Northern governors meet Buhari, reject disbandment of SARS
The 19 northern governors have rejected the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Simon Lalong, Plateau state governor and chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, told State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday that the police unit…
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#EndSARS: FCTA bans protests in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Security Committee has banned #EndSARS demonstrations in Abuja, for alleged violation of COVID-19 protocol violations. The FCT Administration said it was concerned that despite the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, last Sunday, the protests had continued, causing hardship to law-abiding citizens. The resolutions…
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No SARS officer will be part of new SWAT team- Police
The police say no former operative of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) will be part of the new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit. Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), dissolved SARS on Sunday, following a nationwide outrage. Despite the pronouncement of the IGP on SARS, protests have continued in different parts of the…
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BREAKING: IGP inaugurates unit to replace disbanded SARS
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has set up the Special Weapons and Tactics Team that will replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The prospective members of the new team, who would undergo tactical training next week, will undergo a psychological and medical examination to ascertain their fitness and eligibility for the new assignment.…
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BREAKING: Gov Zulum asks IGP to deploy abled SARS to fight Boko Haram in Borno
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has urged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to deploy able men in the recently dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squard (SARS) to his state to combat terrorism. Zulum made the call in Maiduguri on Tuesday when he received the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Argebesola. Zulum said the SARS had…
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My daughter almost lost her life to SARS operatives -Ooni
The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has recognized the ongoing protest against brutality and extortion by Special Anti-Robbery Squad operatives. Ogunwusi recounted on Twitter that his 25-year-old daughter once had a horrible experience with SARS operatives that almost made her lose her life. The monarch stated that he was happy that the youths of Nigeria…
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Okowa hails IGP’s decision to disband SARS
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has commended the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force. The governor in a statement personally signed by him, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Asaba, said the disbandment was a decisive response to the legitimate…
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Criminal elements among SARS must be expelled, prosecuted – Pastor Bakare
Pastor Tunde Bakare in Lagos on Sunday called on the Nigeria Police to expel and prosecute criminal elements among the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Pastor Bakare made the call during the Sunday Service at the Citadel Church formerly the Latter Rain Assembly at Oregun, Lagos. Bakare, who commended the disbandment of SARS, said he…
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SARS disbandment is victory for Nigerian youths – Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday said the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is a victory for the Nigerian youths following nationwide protests against the squad. He disclosed this on Sunday in Ikeja upon his return from Ondo where he led as the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National…