Tag: SARS
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Breaking: Osinbajo orders overhaul of SARS
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered the immediate overhaul of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) bringing to an end campaign to #EndSARS. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports this is contained in a statement signed by Osinbajo’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande. According to the statement, a reformation of the NPF and investigation of…
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SARS had a gun to my head last night- Ill Bliss laments
Nigerian rapper, Ill Bliss has joined the league of entertainers who have encountered the viciousness of SARS officers as he discloses how they had guns to his head. The rapper and music executive made this known on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, on his Twitter page. He wrote:”Last night SARS had guns to my head! Lying…
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Ruggedman reveals how to identify a true SARS officer [Video]
Nigerian rapper, Ruggedman has revealed how to identity a true SARS officer. The outspoken rapper took to his Instagram page on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, where he posted a video of his visit to the new OC SARS Lagos state, CSP Peter Gana. Thereafter, he went on to show the logos that are imprinted in…
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EndSARS: It is heart-breaking that the government is yet to do anything about SARS brutality- Ruggedman
Ace Nigerian rapper, Ruggedman for some time now has been in the fore front of championing the end SARS campaign. The brutality of the Special Anti-Robbery (SARS) squad operatives and complaints made by Nigerians has become a common sight in their daily lives. Ruggedman in a recent chat with Hip TV said it is heart-breaking…
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SARS officials rescues abducted medical doctor in Rivers
Officials of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have rescued a medical doctor, who was kidnapped on Sunday by unknown gunmen. The doctor identified as Mr. Evaristus Emekwuru was said to have been abducted in Nonwa, Tai Local Government of Rivers State and had been with his captors for four days before he was rescued. SARS…
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Police arrest SARS official for extortion
The Police Command in Lagos has arrested one Insp. Charles Omotosho, an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for allegedly extorting N5, 000 from a hapless citizen in Ikorodu, near Lagos. The Head of Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU) of the command, ACP. Abayomi Shogunle, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday…
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Nigerian Artist detained by SARS over photo of him wielding a rifle
Jibola Jasper, popularly known as Jhybo, said he was detained by SARS officers along Oba Akran Avenue in Ikeja, Lagos, because of a photo on his phone. He said the SARS officer forcefully checked his phone and found the photo above, so they held him, even after he explained that he’s an artist and the…
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I was assaulted, brutalized by men of SARS-Nigerian cries out
A certain social media user has narrated the ordeal he claimed to have had from the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force. Vaughn E. Itemuagbor reveals that 2018 alone, he has had two horrifying encounters with SARS officers, one of them resulting in some bodily harm they inflicted on…
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Rivers APC Congress: Gov. Wike laments illegal use of SARS
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the illegal use of operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and military personnel to cause rancour ahead of the APC Congress in the state has vindicated him. He stated that the series of statements released by APC stakeholders on the illegal activities of SARs Personnel…
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Senator Dino Melaye re-arrested, moved to SARS headquarters
Reports coming in say that Sen. Dino Melaye whose residence was besieged on Monday by security agents has been arrested early Tuesday. Melaye was said to have been moved to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Headquarters, Guzape, Abuja. The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) had on Monday confirmed the arrest of Melaye at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…