Tag: SARS
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Ikechukwu condemns SARS harassment
Nigerian rapper, Ikechukwu has condemned the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad(FSARS) over the way the force harass Nigerians. Ikechukwu shared a heartbreaking video of SARS officials harassing a man because he refused to let them search his phone. The versatile entertainer then condemned the operatives for terrorizing citizens, rather than protect and serve them. Ikechukwu…
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Buhari reacts to killing of Kolade Johnson by SARS officials
President Muhammadu Buhari has regretted the recent unfortunate action of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operatives from the Lagos State Police Command, which led to the avoidable death of Mr. Kolade Johnson. In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina, the President commiserated deeply with the family of the deceased.…
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SARS recovers 31 stolen card readers in Rivers
Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Rivers State on Monday recovered 31 Electronic Card Readers (ECRs) believed to have been stolen from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The SRCs were recovered in a bush on Rumuji-Emohua axis of the East-West Road in the Southsouth state. They were allegedly thrown into the bush…
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Police move Melaye from DSS facility to SARS office
The police have moved senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, to the federal special anti-robbery squad office in Guzape district, Abuja. The police transferred the senator from their hospital to a Department of State Services health facility on Friday for treatment after he complained that he was not getting better. But the police hospital had…
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I was tortured by I-G’s Intelligence Response Team, SARS — Evans
Alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a. Evans, on Friday narrated how he was allegedly tortured by members of I-G’s Intelligence Response Team and the then Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Evans said at the continuation of a trial-within-trial at an Ikeja High Court where he is facing trial alongside six others on a two-count charge of…
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SARS arrests 2 private guards in Maiduguri
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. A competent source told the News Agency of Nigeria that the suspects were nabbed in Maiduguri on Saturday in following a tip off by men of the command. The…
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IGP Idris gives new order to SARS
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered members of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to wear police uniforms with full identification, pending the launch of new FSARS uniform. The force Spokesman, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jimoh Moshood, in a statement in Abuja on Friday said that Idris gave the order…
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Residents protest, burn down police station after SARS official allegedly kill undergraduate
There was pandemonium on Thursday in Iwo town, Osun State as angry residents burn down a police station over the killing of an undergraduate allegedly by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (SARS). According to a report by Premium Times, the victim, identified as Tunde Nafiu, was shot while he was trying to board a…
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Breaking: IGP acts on #EndSARS directives, orders overhaul of SARS nationwide [Full statement]
Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris in compliance with the Presidential directives has ordered the immediate overhauling of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). TheNewsGuru reports the Police IG said this is to address complaints and allegations on human rights violations against some of the personnel of Special Anti-Robbery Squad…
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BREAKING: IG overhauls SARS, appoints new Police Commissioner as head
Sequel to the order given by the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo for the overhaul of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim idris, has ordered its immediate overhauling to address complaints and allegations of human rights violations against some of its personnel. The Ag. President gave the order on Tuesday and the Police…