The Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force, Ibrahim Idris, has warned the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) against the indiscriminate search of mobile phones and laptops of ordinary citizens.

He also stated that FSARS personnel found culpable of illegal detention beyond 48 hours risk dismissal.

Speaking through Amaechi Elumelu, the National Coordinator of X-Squad, at the Anambra State Police Command Headquarters, during a lecture to officers of FSARS, Idris said: “You’re barred from searching handsets and laptops of innocent citizens, unless the search is directly linked to a case or directed by IGP or .......https://www.thegeniusmedia.com.ng/2018/09/05/igp-stops-f-sars-from-going-through/