BREAKING: IGP Mohammad Adamu Officially Dissolves SARS Nationwide – #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria—The Inspector-General of Police has announced the disbandment of Federal SARS and the 36 States and FCT Commands of SARS following public outrage. Personnel to be reintegrated into other policing organs.
The unit at the centre of the storm, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, was founded in 1992 to combat cases of armed robbery, kidnapping, and other violent crimes. But SARS, instead, over time, has gained notoriety for its reckless intimidation of innocent civilians through puerile profiling and wanton abuse of power.
BREAKING: SARS has been officially dissolved, the IG of Police just announced in a live broadcast. #EndSARS
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) October 11, 2020
The SARS officially disbanded, all officers serving within the unit are to be redeployed with immediate effect, IGP Muhammed Adamu, announced in a live broadcast this afternoon. #EndSARS
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) October 11, 2020
Calls for the unit’s disbandment dates as far back as 2017; while the Federal Government and police chiefs have made several pledges to implement reform, reports of SARS’ brutal activities against civilians have not abated.
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