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Ref No. CZ.5300/FPRD/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.3/30 Date: 11th October, 2020

The Director of News
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PRESS RELEASE​

IGP DISSOLVES THE SPECIAL ANTI-ROBBERY SQUAD (SARS)
· Emplaces other measures to protect the citizens

In the finest spirit of democratic, citizen-centred and community policing, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has today, 11th October, 2020, dissolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) across the 36 State Police Commands and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) where they hitherto existed.

The IGP, while noting that the dissolution of SARS is in response to the yearnings of the Nigerian people, observes that by this dissolution, all officers and men of the now defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad are being redeployed with immediate effect.

The IGP notes that the Force is not oblivious of the ever present need to combat armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes in the country which was before now the core mandate of the erstwhile Squad. He assures that a new policing arrangement to address anticipated policing gaps the dissolution of SARS would cause has been evolved and shall be announced in due course.

Meanwhile, as part of measures to prevent a re-occurrence of events that gave rise to the dissolution of SARS, a Citizens’ and Strategic Stakeholders’ Forum is being formed to regularly interface with Police leadership at all levels and advise on police activities as they affect the general public.

In addition, the Force is constituting an Investigation Team which shall include Civil Society Organizations and Human Rights Bodies to work with the Police in investigating alleged cases of human rights violations. The measure, the IGP believes, will enhance transparency and accountability in police services as well as providing a system of deterrence for erring police officers whose action clearly violates the rights of the citizenry.

The IGP appreciates and commends all citizens particularly those who genuinely express their concerns for a better policing orientation in an organized, patriotic and civil manner. He reaffirms the determination of the Force to bequeath to the country a Police Force and System that is professional in service delivery and most importantly, accountable to the people.


DCP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA



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See the five to know about the dissolution of SARS- Inspector General of Police

https://twitter.com/PoliceNG/status/1315271810041163776?s=09

Wow

This what I've been saying

If not that this government is senile, how long does it take to do this ?

R

God punish them

Is this true

Goood

Nice one from BuhariAPC........!!

But.........

Buhari must go is next

Redeployed to where

Nigeria youths we won!


It is not over, we still have more to do.
It is our time to take back this Country, we have been cheated and relegated to the background.


God bless every legitimate hardworking youths hustling to better their lives and that of their families.



#NigeriaYouths
#TheTimeIsNow

Ok

K

Ok

Awesome news

Reason why SARS can't be BANNED nor REFORMED:

Let me enlighten you guys on why some happenings in Nigeria (esp #endsars) will never be looked into. Because I've noticed that most Nairalanders are not in tune with reality, rather idealism.

Now, there's something called "food chain" if you remember your primary 4 science. That's what's playing out here. You can continue to wail and scream all you like it's not gonna change a thing. All these protest may fall into the deaf ears.

The SARS unit you meet on the road, before they were given such strategic location to mount, their OC (Officer in Command) already gave them a target to meet of maybe 10,000,000/week depending on how sensitive the area is. Now if they don't meet this target, they'll be replaced (in which they don't wanna risk).

The OC has been told by the Deputy Commissioner to meet a target of maybe 100,000,000 from his 20 teams (X) the number of OCs in that state.

The DCs will take 200,000,000 to the CP.

The CPs X 36 states will take 3,600,000,000 to the IG

The IG is gonna take 1B to who put him there. And so on till it gets to the C in C or fades away from our understanding.


And you sit here on Nairaland and say the foot soldiers (SARS) should not meet their target? Laughable. I laugh IN Japanese.

Are you saying that the C in C should issue an order asking them to stop doing what is bringing Money to their pockets? Laughable grin

Get this straight from today, whenever something which ought to be done right is intentionally done wrong just understand that someone/some people are on the benefitting end.

You think all your hashtags (ENDSARS), posts on Nairaland, twitter, Facebook, blog posts,etc don't get to their notice? They do. But Oga they won't end shit. Buhari won't end it.
If you think they don't see it, why is that one small hate speech about them (that we did not even hear about o) DSS will go and pick the person. But full protest and online campaign will not be heard. Oga read in between the lines now.

You can scream all you want online, nothing is gonna happen.

What pains me most is, it's the southerners and westerners (SARS Officers) that kill themselves (the southerners) the most. You can drive in the North for 2 months before seeing SARS once. But southerners don't like each other. So they kill themselves like goats then blame northerners everytime for their woes. As a sars officer you can't try all these rubbish up north. They'll transfer you that same week.

Youths should be advised to be careful how they move tonight.

Yes!

just wait and see no be naija?? the only way be say make police no dey haras Individual if police enter una area Haras some body gun or no gun, Make una join forces Bleep am up!! because even if you report nothing go happen.

AmericanQuarter:
See the five conditions

https://twitter.com/BashirAhmaad/status/1315272145233235969?s=19

Thanks

I don't just know why I find impossible to believe these people in Aso rock.

Okay...

Sachet tomato is now selling from 100 to 200..


There is problem in this nation

A new

I hope you all read number 2, THEY'LL BE REDEPLOYED TO OTHER POLICE UNIT.

This isn't a win, I hope we all understand. Will redeployment stop their heinous acts?

Removing the criminals among them and setting law that prohibit human right abuse through Reformation would have been better

I confirm it. Got a call from a top officer who happens to be my family member.

Good!!

Good riddance to bad rubbish

Is this disbandment the accurate solution? Can the police come up with a unit with disciplined people to fight crimes and also respect the Nigeria people? I'm just thinking aloud because there are so many criminal minded folks in Nigeria

Disbanded ...

No be only SARS

Bubu must go

let him come out on live tv to say this abi werey dey disguise

The same men will be redeployed to continue their recklessness in other departments.