Tag: SARS
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Mistaken identity: SARS officials harass, assault Dr Sid
Men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, otherwise known as SARS, intimidated and harassed Nigerian pop star, Sidney Esiri a.k.a Dr Sid earlier today. The SARS operatives who mistook the singer for a ‘Yahoo boy’ seized his phone , intimidated and harassed him. The timely intervention of Reekado Banks, Ksolo and Basketmouth made the operatives realise…
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#EndSARS: Ruggedman, ASP Opetodalopo Badmus in war of words
Nigerian rapper and activist, Ruggedman engaged in a heated argument with Assistant Superintendent of Police, Opetodolapo Badmus on Instagram. The online spat started when Ruggedman accused the Nigerian Police of shielding officers he described as ‘bad eggs’ in the force. The whole drama began as a result of a case of alleged police brutality in…
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2 inspectors, 3 sergeants nabbed over robbery attempt in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of five serving policemen over the alleged robbery attempt on one Mr Immanuel James, at Ago-Palace way, Okota, a Lagos suburb. The suspects — two Inspectors and three Sergeants –were identified to be operatives attached to Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS), Ipakodo. The command’s spokesman, SP…
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#ENDSARS: IG bows to pressure, bans SARS from conducting stop and search operations
…orders new recruits to undergo psychiatric tests The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has banned the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force from conducting stop and search operations on roads except when necessary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some group of Nigerians recently in the social media,…
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SARS operatives arrest, detain singer, Praiz
Nigerian RnB singer and Project Fame West Africa alumni, Praise Adejo better known as Praiz has been arrested by SARS officials in Lagos. According to reports reaching TheNewsGuru, Praiz was on his way to the end of the year party held by his record label, X3M Music when he was stopped by the police officials…
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Four fake SARS operatives killed in Rivers
Four persons parading themselves as operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad have been gunned down in Rivers State. The suspects were killed by F-SARS on Saturday at Ogbogoro community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State following a distress call from an unidentified member of the public. This was as armed robbers,…
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Police, SARS deserve support – Dakuku Peterside
Amidst clamours to end SARS, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has called for support for the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and for the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), to help check the rising crime rate. Peterside made the call while speaking on the side-lines of the…
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Respect my right, end SARS: Protesters bring Warri to a halt
Protesters belonging to a Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Delta state have urged the Federal Government to restructure the entire Nigeria Police force for better performance. The groups made the call on Monday during a peaceful rally in Warri to mark the World Human Rights Day. The protesters, mostly boys and girls, converged at the…
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Before We #EndSARS – Jude Ndukwe
By Jude Ndukwe There has been an ongoing campaign by some Nigerians calling for the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, a unit in the Nigeria Police Force. This call is being ignited by a plethora of complaints against men and officers of the special unit. Such complaints range from torture, its use by…
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Senate joins calls for scrapping of SARS
Senator Isa Misau, Bauchi-APC, on Tuesday lent his voice to the trending social media outcry against the activities of the Nigeria Police Force’s Special Anti-robbery Squad, SARS. An hashtag #ENDSARS, calling for the scrapping of the police unit, trended on the social media over the weekend. Nigerians, who used the social media to recount their…