By Juliana Francis


Not less than 120 operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command, have applied to be transferred out of the unit, a source disclosed yesterday. The panic transfer moves came on the heels of a signal received from Force Headquarters, Abuja, from the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Thursday, stating new laws and orders as the determination to overhaul SARS gathers momentum. The police source disclosed that at least 120 SARS operatives had applied for transfer from the unit, stressing that to remain was really a “suicide mission.”

A police wireless message sent to different commands across the nation, which was made available to our correspondent, revealed that SARS operatives, with immediate effect, “should desist from wearing FSARS/SARS black uniforms or any other dress earlier approved. “Accordingly, all personnel must wear normal police uniforms, displaying clearly their name tags, force numbers in the case of the rank and files, police identification tags, pending IGP’s determination of their operational dress code. “The IGP further directs that any officer who flouts this directive will be severely sanctioned, while supervising officers under whom this order is flouted will be held liable.

Treat as very important please.” To further underscore Idris’s instruction, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edgal Imohimi, ordered all policemen under his watch to immediately be on police uniform. This includes operatives of X-squad and monitoring units. Another police source said: “Majority of the SARS men have chosen to leave the SARS’ unit. The application asking to be transferred is called demobbing. It is allowed in police.

These SARS men said it wouldn’t be easy for them to chase after armed robbers and kidnappers while in full police uniform. “It will make them become easy target for these criminals. They called it a suicide mission. Nobody wants to die. They have wives and children. If they are killed by armed robbers, nobody cares for their wives or children.”

should desist from wearing FSARS/SARS black uniforms or any other dress earlier approved. “Accordingly, all personnel must wear normal police uniforms, displaying clearly their name tags, force numbers in the case of the rank and files, police identification tags, pending IGP’s determination of their operational dress code. “The IGP further directs that any officer who flouts this directive will be severely sanctio

yorubakid:
I don't get it, are they trying to leave Lagos to another state to continue their madness or is it only Lagos command that was overhauled and reformed leaving out other commands,the story doesn't add up at all..

Tolexander:
People don't understand why they are applying to leave Lagos.

Those applying to leave Lagos are paranoid cos of the atrocities they've committed, they know the people they have maltreated will eventually revenge since SARS doesn't have the power they used to have.

dre11:


These SARS men said it wouldn’t be easy for them to chase after armed robbers and kidnappers while in full police uniform. “It will make them become easy target for these criminals. They called it a suicide mission. Nobody wants to die. They have wives and children. If they are killed by armed robbers, nobody cares for their wives or children.”



…say to remain is suicidal, makes them easy targets of armed robbers

https://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/08/angry-120-sars-operatives-prepare-to-leave-lagos-command/

Have you seen criminals harassing or targeting the Army anyhow

I am tempted to believe what the public are saying about SARS! It shows that they are indeed very corrupt!

Since when does wearing a uniform makes one an easy target

Coming from people who claim to be formidable

It even makes you more professional! We would be able to fish out criminals from SARS

Those who are not ready to serve should resign!

Wiseandtrue:

Have you seen criminals harassing or targeting the Army anyhow

I am tempted to believe what the public are saying about SARS! It shows that they are indeed very corrupt!

Since when does wearing a uniform makes one an easy target

Coming from people who claim to be formidable

It even makes you more professional! We would be able to fish out criminals from SARS

Those who are not ready to serve should resign!

justtoodark:


thats not the point...

think....

they already fought the criminals....ofcourse criminals will take revenge on them....

you are putting them in danger....

thats why civilian leaders are not good....

This SARS who was not in police uniform was killed in Nasarawa Local Council of Nasarawa State, on the 5th of June 2018!

So what were they saying again

HungerBAD:
This is good news.

Can Buhari just stay back and continue his (medical) vacation in London, so that Yemi Osinbajo can continue with his good work? the few days he has held the helm of affairs has seen some dramatic positive directions on everything.

Osinbajo body Odour don put fear for IGP body, and his ABOVE THE LAW Sars don dey run too.

Firefire:


Buhary is super clueless with no idea about governance in the 21st century.

Mohomodu Buhary, a good man with BAD INTENTIONS...